Improper Authentication in Rocket.Chat - CVE-2026-28514
Published: March 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123616
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28514
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests in account service used in the ddp-streamer micro service. A remote user can log in to the service as any user with a password set, using any arbitrary password.
Affected software
Rocket.Chat
How to mitigate CVE-2026-28514
Install updates from vendor's website.
Rocket.Chat - addressed in versions 7.8.6, 7.9.8, 7.10.7, 7.11.4, 7.12.4, 7.13.3, 8.0.0