CVE-2022-39264 — Improper Authentication in Nheko
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 28
Description
nheko is a desktop client for the Matrix communication application. All versions below 0.10.2 are vulnerable homeservers inserting malicious secrets, which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. Users can upgrade to version 0.10.2 to protect against this issue. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually, avoid doing verifications of one's own devices, and/or avoid pressing the request button in the settings menu.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages3 packages
Also affects: Fedora 36, 37