# CVE-2022-30124: Auth bypass in Rocket.Chat Mobile app

> An attacker with physical access can bypass the PIN code lock on the Rocket.Chat mobile app, gaining unauthorized access to the application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wh36-484v-vm65

## What is CVE-2022-30124?

CVE-2022-30124 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper authentication vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat Mobile App <4.14.1.22788 that allowed an attacker with physical access to a mobile device to bypass local authentication (PIN code).

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30124?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30124 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-30124 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat

- [CVE-2026-58066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58066/): Auth bypass in Rocket.Chat (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-29198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29198/): SQL injection in Rocket.Chat (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28316/): Security feature bypass in Rocket.Chat (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44567/): Command injection in Rocket.chat - Electron Desktop (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22910/): Code injection in Rocket.Chat server (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30124 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-30124 exists.

Affected product: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30124/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30124

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30124/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.