# CVE-2026-29197: Missing authorization in Rocket.Chat

> Authenticated users can read apps-engine logs due to a permission check typo, exposing sensitive application data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-37hj-44gj-w9gc

## What is CVE-2026-29197?

CVE-2026-29197 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In versions <8.4.0, <8.3.2, <8.2.2, <8.1.3, <8.0.4, <7.13.6, <7.12.7, <7.11.7, and <7.10.10, the endpoints /api/apps/logs and /api/apps/:id/logs have a typo in the required permission check, allowing authenticated users without the proper permissions to read apps-engine logs.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-29197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-29197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-29197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-29197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-29197 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-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-2026-29197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-29197 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-29197 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-2026-29197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-29197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.