Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in Rocket.Chat - CVE-2026-55759

 

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in Rocket.Chat - CVE-2026-55759

Published: November 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU163159
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-55759
CWE-ID: CWE-294
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to authenticate as another user on Rocket.Chat instances using Apple Sign-In.

The vulnerability exists due to missing JWT claims validation in the Apple Sign-In handler when processing signed identity tokens, including expired tokens and tokens intended for other applications. An unauthenticated remote attacker can replay an obtained Apple identity token belonging to the target user to gain account access without a replay expiration limit.


Affected software

Rocket.Chat

How to mitigate CVE-2026-55759

Install security update from vendor's website.

Rocket.Chat - addressed in versions 7.10.13, 8.0.7, 8.1.6, 8.2.6, 8.3.6, 8.4.4, 8.5.1

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