CVE-2026-42889CWE-639CWE-863

Relay Server WebSocket authentication bypass when token is omitted

Critical · published May 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Relay adds real-time collaboration to Obsidian. Relay Server versions 0.9.0 through 0.9.6 contain an authentication bypass in the multi-document WebSocket endpoints. When authentication is configured, WebSocket connections without a token query parameter were incorrectly treated as having full server permissions. An unauthenticated network attacker who knows or guesses a document ID could connect to the document sync WebSocket and read or modify document contents without a valid document token. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.7.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.1 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00531 · 44.1th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key; CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-05-12T19:30Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAY 19:30Z
    Relay Server WebSocket authentication bypass when token is omitted
    cvelistv5