CVE-2026-45057
matrix-sdk-ui: Incomplete edit validation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.9 Medium
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Reserved
- May 8, 2026
Description
matrix-sdk-ui provides GUI-centric utilities on top of matrix-rust-sdk. The message edit validation logic in the `matrix-sdk-ui` crate prior to 0.17.0 is missing a check: when replacing an encrypted event, the replacement event itself is not required to be encrypted. This enables a malicious homeserver administrators (or actors with equivalent power) to impersonate or spoof messages as if they were sent by a victim user. `matrix-sdk-ui` 0.17.0 fixes the message edit validation logic to align with the algorithm for replacement events[^1] described in the Matrix specification. No known workarounds are available.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
matrix-sdk-uimatrix-org |
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References
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