Device takeover via spoofable rate-limiter keys
Published Jun 1, 2026 · Updated Jun 1, 2026
Authentication bypass in United by AI DroidClaw 0.5.0 through 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to steal device API keys via pairing-code guesses. The /pairing/claim route keys its five-attempt-per-minute in-memory limiter directly on attacker-controlled X-Forwarded-For or X-Real-IP headers, so rotating either value resets the counter. No authentication or user interaction is required, but a pairing code must be active; a successful guess exposes its API key and permits control of the paired Android device.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in United by AI DroidClaw 0.5.0 through 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to steal device API keys via pairing-code guesses. The /pairing/claim route keys its five-attempt-per-minute in-memory limiter directly on attacker-controlled X-Forwarded-For or X-Real-IP headers, so rotating either value resets the counter. No authentication or user interaction is required, but a pairing code must be active; a successful guess exposes its API key and permits control of the paired Android device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-10216
- Published
- Jun 1, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 1, 2026
- Vendor
- United by AI
- Product
- DroidClaw
- Classifications
- CWE-307, CWE-799, T1110.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0.5.0
- Affected versionversion=0.5.1
- Affected versionversion=0.5.2
- Affected versionversion=0.5.3
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- DroidClaw pairing-code brute-force proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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