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AIKIDO-2026-300100

@chat-adapter/x is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass

Authentication Bypass Pre-CVE
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
Published Aug 12, 2026

75

High Risk

This Affects:

JS@chat-adapter/x
4.33.0 - 4.36.0
Fixed in 4.37.0
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TL;DR

The X adapter answers the platform CRC challenge by returning an HMAC signature computed over the supplied challenge token using the app's webhook secret. Because the public challenge endpoint signs arbitrary input, it acts as a signing oracle that can produce valid signatures for webhook-shaped payloads. Externally supplied requests can then present those signatures to forge inbound X events that pass webhook verification. The fix validates CRC challenge input and rejects webhook-shaped tokens before signing.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range and you run the X adapter's public webhook CRC challenge endpoint.

Background info

@chat-adapter/x is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 4.33.0 - 4.36.0.

How to fix this

Upgrade the @chat-adapter/x library to the patch version.