CVE-2026-72919
Rocket.Chat: Broken Access Control in channels.convertToTeam Allows Unauthorized Conversion of Public Channels into Teams
Description
Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 7.10.14, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.7, 8.3.7, 8.4.5, 8.5.2, and 8.6.1, the channels.convertToTeam REST endpoint allows an authenticated registered user with the create-team permission to convert an unrelated public channel by supplying channelName instead of channelId because the edit-room permission is checked only for channelId. This issue is fixed in versions 7.10.14, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.7, 8.3.7, 8.4.5, 8.5.2, and 8.6.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 10, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Rocket.Chat to version 7.10.14 or later.
- Update Rocket.Chat to version 8.0.8 or later.
- Update Rocket.Chat to version 8.1.7 or later.
- Update Rocket.Chat to version 8.2.7 or later.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'RocketChat', 'product': 'Rocket.Chat', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 7.10.14'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.8'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.7'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.2.0, < 8.2.7'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.3.0, < 8.3.7'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.4.0, < 8.4.5'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.5.0, < 8.5.2'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.6.0, < 8.6.1'}]}] Added Description Rocket.Chat is an open-source, secure, fully customizable communications platform. Prior to 7.10.14, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.7, 8.3.7, 8.4.5, 8.5.2, and 8.6.1, the channels.convertToTeam REST endpoint allows an authenticated registered user with the create-team permission to convert an unrelated public channel by supplying channelName instead of channelId because the edit-room permission is checked only for channelId. This issue is fixed in versions 7.10.14, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.7, 8.3.7, 8.4.5, 8.5.2, and 8.6.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-862 Added Reference https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/commit/175a19c4151f41910499ef37df54f58022276d12 Added Reference https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/41206 Added Reference https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/security/advisories/GHSA-4mvx-9h2h-hmg3