Quota fraud via empty-key webhook signatures
Published May 8, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026
Authentication bypass in QuantumNous New API before 0.12.10 allows remote authenticated users to obtain unpaid API quota via forged Stripe webhooks. The StripeWebhook handler accepts a publicly computable HMAC when StripeWebhookSecret retains its empty default, and Recharge credits pending orders without checking their payment gateway. A registered account and any configured payment method are required; repeated forged callbacks convert pending orders into quota while charging the operator for later API use.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in QuantumNous New API before 0.12.10 allows remote authenticated users to obtain unpaid API quota via forged Stripe webhooks. The StripeWebhook handler accepts a publicly computable HMAC when StripeWebhookSecret retains its empty default, and Recharge credits pending orders without checking their payment gateway. A registered account and any configured payment method are required; repeated forged callbacks convert pending orders into quota while charging the operator for later API use.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-41432
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Updated
- May 8, 2026
- Vendor
- QuantumNous
- Product
- New API
- Classifications
- CWE-345, CWE-863, CWE-1188, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.12.10
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Forged Stripe webhook pseudocodeproof of concept · unverified
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