# CVE-2026-6635: rowboatlabs rowboat tools\_webhook app.py tool\_call improper authentication

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-20 · Updated: 2026-04-20

## Affected

- rowboatlabs rowboat: 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.1.7, 0.1.8, 0.1.9, 0.1.10, 0.1.11, 0.1.12, 0.1.13, 0.1.14, 0.1.15, 0.1.16, 0.1.17, 0.1.18, 0.1.19, 0.1.20, 0.1.21, 0.1.22, 0.1.23, 0.1.24, 0.1.25, 0.1.26, 0.1.27, 0.1.28, 0.1.29, and 38 more

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in rowboatlabs rowboat up to 0.1.67. This impacts the function tool_call of the file apps/experimental/tools_webhook/app.py of the component tools_webhook. Such manipulation of the argument X-Tools-JWE leads to improper authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rowboatlabs rowboat, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/358269
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/358269/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/793433
- https://github.com/Dave-gilmore-aus/security-advisories/blob/main/rowbat-advisory

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