Unauthenticated message injection via empty webhook token
Published Jul 5, 2026 · Updated Jul 5, 2026
Authentication bypass in CowAgent 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to inject forged WeChat webhook messages through the /wx endpoint. The verify_server function passes the default empty wechatmp_token into signature verification, producing a predictable SHA-1 value from attacker-controlled parameters. Exploitation requires the WeChat Official Account channel and a reachable callback listener; successful requests enter the normal message-processing pipeline.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in CowAgent 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to inject forged WeChat webhook messages through the /wx endpoint. The verify_server function passes the default empty wechatmp_token into signature verification, producing a predictable SHA-1 value from attacker-controlled parameters. Exploitation requires the WeChat Official Account channel and a reachable callback listener; successful requests enter the normal message-processing pipeline.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-14714
- Published
- Jul 5, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 5, 2026
- Vendor
- zhayujie
- Product
- CowAgent
- Classifications
- CWE-306, CWE-287, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.1.0
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Public exploit references
- Empty-token WeChat webhook verification proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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