# CVE-2026-35523: Authentication bypass in strawberry-graphql via legacy graphql-ws WebSocket subprotocol

- Also known as: GHSA-VPWC-V33Q-MQ89, PYSEC-2026-133
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.312.3
- Published: 2026-04-07 · Updated: 2026-04-09

## Affected

- strawberry-graphql strawberry: fixed in 0.312.3
- strawberry-graphql (PyPI): fixed in 0.312.3

## Description

Strawberry GraphQL is a library for creating GraphQL APIs. Strawberry up until version 0.312.3 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass on WebSocket subscription endpoints. The legacy graphql-ws subprotocol handler does not verify that a connection_init handshake has been completed before processing start (subscription) messages. This allows a remote attacker to skip the on_ws_connect authentication hook entirely by connecting with the graphql-ws subprotocol and sending a start message directly, without ever sending connection_init. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.312.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on strawberry-graphql strawberry, strawberry-graphql, upgrade to a fixed version (0.312.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/strawberry-graphql/strawberry/security/advisories/GHSA-vpwc-v33q-mq89

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