RocketChat Rocket.Chat up to 8.4.x visitors.info improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RocketChat Rocket.Chat up to 8.4.x and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component visitors.info. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-49278. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in RocketChat Rocket.Chat up to 8.4.x. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component visitors.info. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 8.5.0, 8.4.2, 8.3.4, 8.2.4, 8.1.5, 8.0.6, 7.13.8, and 7.10.12, in the visitors.info endpoint, https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/get-visitor-information-by-id-1, token is returned in the response. It looks like there's no use case for the token to be present in the response and it would be a good security practice to remove it altogether. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.5.0, 8.4.2, 8.3.4, 8.2.4, 8.1.5, 8.0.6, 7.13.8, and 7.10.12.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-49278 since 05/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 7.10.12, 7.13.8, 8.0.6, 8.1.5, 8.2.4, 8.3.4, 8.4.2 or 8.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Rocket.Chat 7.10.12/7.13.8/8.0.6/8.1.5/8.2.4/8.3.4/8.4.2/8.5.0

Timelineinfo

05/28/2026 CVE reserved
06/25/2026 +28 days Advisory disclosed
06/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-cqj7-h8cj-jmf2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-49278 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-49278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-373636

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2026 06:29
Changes: 06/25/2026 06:29 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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