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CVE-2026-45056: matrix-rust-sdk · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Affects matrix-rust-sdkSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 0.16.1 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.16.1, 0.17.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade matrix-rust-sdk to 0.16.1; matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto to 0.17.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
matrix-orgmatrix-rust-sdkAffected
  • >=0.12.0 <0.16.1
Fixed in
  • 0.16.1
crates.iomatrix-org/matrix-sdk-cryptopkg:cargo/matrix-org/matrix-sdk-cryptoOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.12.0 <0.17.0
Fixed in
  • 0.17.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade matrix-sdk-crypto to version 0.17.0 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Description

matrix-sdk-crypto is a no-network-IO implementation of a state machine that handles end-to-end encryption for Matrix clients. Starting in version 0.12.0 and prior to version 0.17.0, the matrix-sdk-crypto crate was missing a check for the user ID when decrypting an Olm-encrypted event containing the `sender_device_keys` property. This could be exploited to forge an encrypted to-device event, but only if the attacker colludes with the homeserver operator. This issue is fixed in matrix-sdk-crypto 0.17.0. There are no known workarounds for the issue.

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