Auth bypass in Rocketchat Rocket.chat

CVE-2026-49278

Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 8.5.0, 8.4.2, 8.3.4, 8.2.4, 8.1.5, 8.0.6, 7.13.8, and 7.10.12, in the visitors.info endpoint, https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/get-visitor-information-by-id-1, token is returned in the response. It looks like there's no use case for the token to be present in the response and it would be a good security practice to remove it altogether. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.5.0, 8.4.2, 8.3.4, 8.2.4, 8.1.5, 8.0.6, 7.13.8, and 7.10.12.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-49278: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-49278?
CVE-2026-49278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rocketchat Rocket.chat, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-49278?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.