Unauthenticated Path Traversal in CustomSounds by Vendor
CVE-2026-56845

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
CVE Published:
4 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-56845?

A path traversal vulnerability exists in CustomSounds, which allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the application's FileSystem configuration. By manipulating the request path with '../' sequences, attackers can access and read arbitrary files located outside the designated directory. This vulnerability poses a risk as sensitive information may be exposed without any authentication required. Protecting against this risk involves ensuring that input validation and proper access controls are implemented to restrict file access locations.

Affected Version(s)

Rocket.Chat 0 < 8.2.0

Rocket.Chat 0 < 8.1.1

Rocket.Chat 0 < 8.0.2

References

CVSS V3.0

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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