CVE-2022-35250Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated direct-message disclosure via incorrect permissions

Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025

Incorrect permission assignment in Rocket.Chat before 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to read other users' direct messages. The public CNA record does not identify the affected endpoint, function, or specific permission check that accepts the unauthorized request. Any authenticated account can reach the flaw, and the reported consequence is limited to disclosure of direct-message content.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permission assignment in Rocket.Chat before 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to read other users' direct messages. The public CNA record does not identify the affected endpoint, function, or specific permission check that accepts the unauthorized request. Any authenticated account can reach the flaw, and the reported consequence is limited to disclosure of direct-message content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-35250
Published
Sep 23, 2022
Updated
May 22, 2025
Vendor
Rocket.Chat Technologies Corp.
Product
Rocket.Chat
Classifications
CWE-732, CAPEC-233, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Fixed in 5.0>

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Rocket.Chat Technologies Corp. · Rocket.Chatversion=Fixed in 5.0>

Published CVSS scores

4.3GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1213Data from Information Repositories

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