CVE-2026-28514
March 06, 2026
Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to versions 7.8.6, 7.9.8, 7.10.7, 7.11.4, 7.12.4, 7.13.3, and 8.0.0, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat's account service used in the ddp-streamer micro service that allows an attacker to log in to the service as any user with a password set, using any arbitrary password. The vulnerability stems from a missing await keyword when calling an asynchronous password validation function, causing a Promise object (which is always truthy) to be evaluated instead of the actual boolean validation result. This may lead to account takeover of any user whose username is known or guessable. This issue has been patched in versions 7.8.6, 7.9.8, 7.10.7, 7.11.4, 7.12.4, 7.13.3, and 8.0.0.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.12.0 <7.12.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.12.4https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.9.0 <7.9.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.9.8https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.10.0 <7.10.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.10.7https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.11.0 <7.11.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.11.4https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.13.0 <7.13.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.13.3https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.8.0 <7.8.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.8.6Related Resources (3)
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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
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Authentication
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04