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CVE-2026-42553
Published:May 08, 2026
Updated:May 10, 2026
Impact A remote authenticated attacker who shares a room with a victim and has permissions to create room emotes (for example in a DM) can cause the victim's client to send their Matrix access token to an attacker-controlled server. This occurs when the victim opens the emoji or sticker picker for the room containing a malicious emote pack. The root causes are: (1) an incorrect fallback in EmojiBoard that uses untrusted "pack.meta.avatar" (user-controlled) without converting/validating it as an MXC URL, allowing arbitrary HTTP(S) URLs to be used; and (2) the service worker attaching the user's Authorization bearer token to all outbound GET requests whose URL contains "/_matrix/client/v1/media/download" or "/_matrix/client/v1/media/thumbnail" without verifying the request host matches the configured homeserver origin. An attacker-controlled URL containing those path fragments and permissive CORS will receive the victim's Authorization header (access token). Impacted users: anybody using affected Cinny web app versions who opens the emoji/sticker picker in a room containing a malicious emote pack and who is logged in (authenticated). Patches Version with fixes: https://github.com/cinnyapp/cinny/releases/tag/v4.10.3
Affected Packages
https://github.com/cinnyapp/cinny.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v4.10.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v4.10.3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation