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CVE-2022-39255
HIGH · CVSS 8.6
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-09-28T21:15:13.817 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:58:00.523

Summary

Matrix iOS SDK allows developers to build iOS apps compatible with Matrix. Prior to version 0.23.19, an attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver can construct messages that legitimately appear to have come from another person, without any indication such as a grey shield. Additionally, a sophisticated attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver could employ this vulnerability to perform a targeted attack in order to send fake to-device messages appearing to originate from another user. This can allow, for example, to inject the key backup secret during a self-verification, to make a targeted device start using a malicious key backup spoofed by the homeserver. These attacks are possible due to a protocol confusion vulnerability that accepts to-device messages encrypted with Meg

Affected products

matrix — software_development_kit

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References

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