Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain valid shared token
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DeliveryCraft API request with spoofed X-Crabbox-Owner and X-Crabbox-Org headers
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ExploitBypass authorization checks
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ExecutionAccess victim lease operations
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ImpactExfiltrate data or deploy malicious infrastructure
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Attacker must possess a valid shared token (low-privilege authentication credential) for any account in the Crabbox instance. The vulnerability affects deployments using shared-token authentication for multi-tenant or organizational access control - installations using only individual per-user tokens without organizational scoping may have reduced exposure. Exploitation is network-based (AV:N) with no additional complexity (AC:L), no user interaction required (UI:N), and does not require administrative privileges. The spoofing attack works against default configurations of Crabbox versions prior to v0.12.0 that rely on X-Crabbox-Owner and X-Crabbox-Org headers for authorization scoping. Limiting factor: attacker must first obtain a valid shared token through credential theft, phishing, or insider access, but once obtained, lateral movement to any owner/org is unrestricted. |
| Impact | Real-world risk is HIGH for multi-tenant Crabbox deployments using shared tokens. CVSS 8.7 accurately reflects the severe authorization bypass - attackers with any valid shared token can pivot to full owner/organization impersonation. The PR:L (low privileges required) and AC:L (low complexity) metrics confirm this is straightforward to exploit once an attacker obtains any shared-token credential. The scope is unchanged (S:U in implicit CVSS 3.x mapping), meaning impact is contained within the Crabbox application boundary, but VC:H/VI:H/VA:H indicates complete compromise of lease data and operations for victim accounts. No EPSS score provided, but the combination of simple header injection, low attack complexity, and vendor-confirmed patch suggests opportunistic scanning is likely if Crabbox instances are internet-exposed. Not present in CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed widespread exploitation at time of publication. Publicly available exploit code status unknown - the VulnCheck advisory and GitHub commit provide sufficient technical detail for proof-of-concept development. Priority is IMMEDIATE for any organization using shared tokens in production, as this enables lateral movement between organizational tenants. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker obtains a valid shared token for a low-privilege team member account in Organization A. They issue an API request to create, modify, or delete compute leases, but inject HTTP headers X-Crabbox-Owner: victim-user and X-Crabbox-Org: target-org-b. The Crabbox API trusts these spoofed headers without validating them against the shared token's actual permissions, granting the attacker full lease management capabilities under the victim's identity in Organization B. The attacker exfiltrates sensitive data from victim workloads, deploys malicious infrastructure under the victim's billing account, or disrupts production leases. Publicly available exploit code status unknown, but the vulnerability is straightforward header injection requiring only HTTP client manipulation. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – May 14, 2026
Authentication bypass in Crabbox versions prior to v0.12.0 allows authenticated attackers with shared-token access to impersonate arbitrary owners or organizations. By injecting crafted X-Crabbox-Owner and X-Crabbox-Org headers in API requests, attackers can bypass authorization checks and gain full access to victim lease operations across organizational boundaries. VulnCheck reported this vulnerability, and a vendor-released patch is available in version v0.12.0. CVSS 8.7 (High) reflects network-accessible exploitation with low privileges required, high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the vulnerable component scope.
RemediationAI
Upgrade immediately to Crabbox v0.12.0 or later, released 2026-05-12, which contains the authentication fix per vendor release notes at https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/releases/tag/v0.12.0. The security patch is implemented in commit b657323f1d1c954cefc8444571fa6c45a8896e7f and pull request https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/pull/70. If immediate upgrade is not possible, disable shared-token authentication and migrate to individual per-user API tokens with strict owner/organization binding at the authentication layer (not header-based). As a temporary workaround, implement reverse-proxy header filtering to strip or validate X-Crabbox-Owner and X-Crabbox-Org headers before they reach the Crabbox application - however, this introduces operational complexity and potential for misconfiguration, so treat it as a bridge to upgrading, not a permanent control. Review audit logs for suspicious owner/org switches in requests with shared-token authentication to identify potential prior exploitation.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Crabbox is an infrastructure automation tool by OpenClaw for managing ephemeral compute leases across cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Proxmox, Tensorlake). This vulnerability stems from CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) where the shared-token authentication mechanism trusts client-supplied identity headers without proper validation. The application uses X-Crabbox-Owner and X-Crabbox-Org headers to scope authorization for lease operations but fails to verify these headers against the authenticated token's actual permissions. This is a classic header injection attack against multi-tenant systems where header-based routing or scoping bypasses the underlying authentication layer. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L indicates network-accessible exploitation requiring only low-privilege (shared-token) credentials, with no additional attack complexity.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Crabbox prior to v0.12.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows non-admin shared-token callers to impersonate other owners or organizations by spoofing identity headers. Attackers can inject malicious X-Crabbox-Owner and X-Crabbox-Org headers in requests authenticated with a shared token to bypass authorization checks and access owner/org-scoped lease operations belonging to victim accounts.
Executive ViewAI
Crabbox versions before v0.12.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated token holders to impersonate other organizations and access their lease operations without authorization. This directly threatens multi-tenant data isolation and could enable competitors or malicious insiders to view, modify, or delete critical lease data across organizational boundaries, particularly impacting organizations managing shared infrastructure or lease portfolios.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not possible: restrict shared-token distribution to minimize authentication scope, implement network-level API request inspection to reject suspicious X-Crabbox-Owner/X-Crabbox-Org headers, and enable enhanced logging on all Crabbox API calls to detect exploitation attempts.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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Privilege escalation in Crabbox versions prior to v0.12.0 allows authenticated users with visibility-only permissions to
Authentication bypass in Crabbox coordinator allows privilege escalation to full admin access. Attackers holding valid l
Path traversal in Crabbox <0.9.0 allows local attackers to delete or overwrite arbitrary files via malicious .crabbox.ya
Same weakness CWE-287 – Improper Authentication
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
View allVendor StatusVendor
SUSE
Severity: Important| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-30369
GHSA-4g9m-rffv-h6wq
NVD
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