CVE-2026-45689
Published:June 24, 2026
Updated:June 29, 2026
Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 8.5.0, 8.4.1, 8.3.3, 8.2.3, 8.1.4, 8.0.5, 7.13.7, and 7.10.11, an unauthenticated network attacker obtains a valid Rocket.Chat OAuth access token for an arbitrary user by sending a single HTTP POST with MongoDB query operators to /oauth/token. The Rocket.Chat OAuth2 server does not validate that grant parameters are strings before forwarding them to findOne({...}) against the oauth_apps and oauth_access_tokens collections, so an attacker substitutes {"$ne": null} for client_id, client_secret, and refresh_token and receives a freshly minted {access_token, refresh_token} pair bound to whichever user's refresh token Mongo returned first. The resulting access token is a first-class bearer credential against the full /api/v1/* surface as that user. By iterating with $nin / $regex operators the attacker walks the entire oauth_access_tokens collection, collecting one fresh access token per user per request. If any matched token belongs to an admin, the stolen bearer gives full admin API access (including Apps-Engine app installation, i.e. server-side code execution). No account, credentials, userId, or prior interaction with the instance are required. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.5.0, 8.4.1, 8.3.3, 8.2.3, 8.1.4, 8.0.5, 7.13.7, and 7.10.11.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=8.1.0 <8.1.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.1.4https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=8.2.0 <8.2.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.2.3https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =8.4.0 <8.4.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.4.1https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.13.0 <7.13.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.13.7https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=8.3.0 <8.3.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.3.3https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=8.0.0 <8.0.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.0.5https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.8.0 <7.10.11Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.10.11Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
EPSS
Base Score:
0.31