AnyCable: Pusher REST API Does Not Verify Request Body MD5 Enabling Signed-Request Replay with Arbitrary Body
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
AnyCable is a realtime server for reliable two-way communication that supports any backend. Prior to 1.6.15, the Pusher-compatible REST API in pusher/http.go includes the caller-supplied body_md5 value in the HMAC input but does not calculate the digest of the received request body or compare it with the signed value. An attacker who obtains a legitimate signed POST request can retain its query parameters and auth_signature while replacing the body, causing Handler and handleEvents to accept and broadcast attacker-selected event content. The absence of an auth_timestamp freshness check also allows the captured signature to be replayed indefinitely. This can forge server-side events, modify application state, or deliver attacker-controlled messages to WebSocket clients within the signed request's application context. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.15.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anycable | anycable | before 1.6.15 | 1.6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/anycable/anycable (Go) | before 1.6.15 | 1.6.15 | Patch available | GHSA-5p54-whvp-x327 |
- anycable Vendoranycable Affected before 1.6.15 Fixed in 1.6.15 Patch available CNA
- github.com/anycable/anycable (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.15 Fixed in 1.6.15 Patch available GHSA-5p54-whvp-x327
Remediation
- Fix · CNA anycable (anycable) Fixed in 1.6.15
- Fix · GHSA-5p54-whvp-x327 github.com/anycable/anycable (Go) Fixed in 1.6.15 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63405
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p54-whvp-x327
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More anycable vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-45193 AnyCable: Telemetry Subsystem Contains Hardcoded Authentication Token and Transmits CLI Arguments Including Secrets CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-63405 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63405 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5p54-whvp-x327 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63405 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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