CVE-2026-32994 Missing authorization in Rocket.Chat
Authenticated users can read any message in any room by exploiting a missing access check in the translation API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-32994?
CVE-2026-32994 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rocket.Chat, published on 19 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The /api/v1/autotranslate.translateMessage endpoint in versions <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 allows any authenticated user to retrieve the full content of any message from any room (private groups, direct messages, channels) by simply providing the target message ID. The endpoint fetches the message via Messages.findOneById(messageId) with no room access check (canAccessRoomIdAsync is never called), returning the complete IMessage object including message text, sender info, room ID, timestamps, and markdown content.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32994?
How do I fix CVE-2026-32994?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-32994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm7g-8c9r-vg8p.