Auth bypass in Matrix-Org Dendrite

CVE-2026-63097

Dendrite through 0.13.8 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the syncapi /context endpoint (syncapi/routing/context.go) that allows authenticated local users to access post-leave room state events by exploiting a flawed membership check that evaluates only the RoomExists field while ignoring IsInRoom, HasBeenInRoom, and Membership fields. Attackers who have left a room can call the rooms context API endpoint for a previously permitted event and receive unfiltered current room state that the /messages and /sync endpoints correctly withhold.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.