CVE-2026-25742CWE-862

Zulip: Anonymous File Access After Disabling Spectator Access

Medium · published April 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. Prior to version 11.6, Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. From version 1.4.0 to before version 11.6, even after spectator access (enable_spectator_access / WEB_PUBLIC_STREAMS_ENABLED) is disabled, attachments originating from web-public streams can still be retrieved anonymously. As a result, file contents remain accessible even after public access is intended to be disabled. Similarly, even after spectator access is disabled, the /users/me/<stream_id>/topics endpoint remains reachable anonymously, allowing retrieval of topic history for web-public streams. This issue has been patched in version 11.6. This issue has been patched in version 11.6.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00446 · 37.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-04-03T20:12Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 20:12Z
    Zulip: Anonymous File Access After Disabling Spectator Access
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