RocketChat Rocket.Chat up to 8.6.0 channels.convertToTeam channelName/channelId permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in RocketChat Rocket.Chat up to 8.6.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component channels.convertToTeam. Such manipulation of the argument channelName/channelId leads to permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-72919. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in RocketChat Rocket.Chat up to 8.6.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component channels.convertToTeam. The manipulation of the argument channelName/channelId with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 7.10.14, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.7, 8.3.7, 8.4.5, 8.5.2, and 8.6.1, the channels.convertToTeam REST endpoint allows an authenticated registered user with the create-team permission to convert an unrelated public channel by supplying channelName instead of channelId because the edit-room permission is checked only for channelId. This issue is fixed in versions 7.10.14, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.7, 8.3.7, 8.4.5, 8.5.2, and 8.6.1.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-72919 since 08/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 7.10.14, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.7, 8.3.7, 8.4.5, 8.5.2 or 8.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / 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 7.10.14/8.0.8/8.1.7/8.2.7/8.3.7/8.4.5/8.5.2/8.6.1

Timelineinfo

08/10/2026 CVE reserved
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-72919 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-72919
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387938

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2026 00:08
Changes: 08/11/2026 00:08 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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