VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-39264

CVSS score8.6 HIGH
EPSS probability0.82%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

nheko is a desktop client for the Matrix communication application. All versions below 0.10.2 are vulnerable homeservers inserting malicious secrets, which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. Users can upgrade to version 0.10.2 to protect against this issue. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually, avoid doing verifications of one's own devices, and/or avoid pressing the request button in the settings menu.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-287

Primary references