# CVE-2022-44567: Command injection in Rocket.chat - Electron Desktop

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution via command injection in Rocket.Chat Desktop when the internal video chat window is disabled or on Mac App Store builds.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5h9c-fgj7-7ww4

## What is CVE-2022-44567?

CVE-2022-44567 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat-Desktop <3.8.14 that could allow an attacker to pass a malicious url of openInternalVideoChatWindow to shell.openExternal(), which may lead to remote code execution (internalVideoChatWindow.ts#L17). To exploit the vulnerability, the internal video chat window must be disabled or a Mac App Store build must be used (internalVideoChatWindow.ts#L14). The vulnerability may be exploited by an XSS attack because the function openInternalVideoChatWindow is exposed in the Rocket.Chat-Desktop-API.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44567?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44567?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44567 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44567 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2021-22910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22910/): Code injection in Rocket.Chat server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22911/): Code injection in Rocket.Chat server (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44567 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44567 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2022-44567/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44567/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44567
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44567
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44567

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44567/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.