CVE-2026-42553CWE-20

Cinny: Access token disclosure via invalidated emoji pack avatar URL in service worker

High · published May 27, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Cinny is a Matrix client. Prior to 4.10.3, A remote authenticated attacker who shares a room with a victim and has permissions to create room emotes (for example in a DM) can cause the victim's client to send their Matrix access token to an attacker-controlled server. This occurs when the victim opens the emoji or sticker picker for the room containing a malicious emote pack. This is caused by an incorrect fallback in EmojiBoard that uses untrusted pack.meta.avatar (user-controlled) without converting/validating it as an MXC URL, allowing arbitrary HTTP(S) URLs to be used. Also, the service worker attaching the user's Authorization bearer token to all outbound GET requests whose URL contains /_matrix/client/v1/media/download or /_matrix/client/v1/media/thumbnail without verifying the request host matches the configured homeserver origin. An attacker-controlled URL containing those path fragments and permissive CORS will receive the victim's Authorization header (access token). This vulnerability is fixed in 4.10.3.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00484 · 40.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2026-05-27T17:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 17:27Z
    Cinny: Access token disclosure via invalidated emoji pack avatar URL in service worker
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