CVE-2024-46935Network attack vector

Workspace crash via recursive message parsing

Published Sep 24, 2024 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Denial of service in Rocket.Chat 6.12.0 and earlier release lines allows remote attackers to crash a workspace with crafted messages. The PEG message grammar repeatedly explores nested emphasis and reference rules for long, symbol-heavy input, causing excessive parser work and an infinite loop. No authentication or user interaction is required; the reported consequence is server availability loss, not data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Rocket.Chat 6.12.0 and earlier release lines allows remote attackers to crash a workspace with crafted messages. The PEG message grammar repeatedly explores nested emphasis and reference rules for long, symbol-heavy input, causing excessive parser work and an infinite loop. No authentication or user interaction is required; the reported consequence is server availability loss, not data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-46935
Published
Sep 24, 2024
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Affected products and versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.9GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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