Matrix - CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Priority LOW 35CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
Matrix Tafnit v8 - CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Tafnit v8 (Matrix): 8.4.202
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| matrix-org | Tafnit v8 | All versions to before 8.4.202 | 8.4.202 | Patch available | CNA |
- Tafnit v8 Vendormatrix-org Affected All versions to before 8.4.202 Fixed in 8.4.202 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matrix-globalservices:tafnit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.4.202 | Vulnerable | Matrix-globalservices |
- cpe:2.3:a:matrix-globalservices:tafnit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.4.202 Vulnerable ·Matrix-globalservices
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Tafnit v8 (Matrix) Fixed in 8.4.202
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Matrix Tafnit v8 8.4.202
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-25682 Matrix – Tafnit v8 CWE-646: Reliance on File Name or Extension of Externally-Supplied FilePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2024-25681 Matrix Tafnit v8 - CWE-204: Observable Response DiscrepancyPriority LOW 39
- TI-2024-25680 Matrix - CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Priority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38429
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qr4-jvqh-chvp
References
More matrix-org vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20035 Sydent does not verify email server certificates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-45046 Dendrite 0.13.8 SSRF via Unauthenticated Legacy Media Download Endpoint CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-45045 Dendrite 0.13.8 Improper Authorization via POST account/3pid/delete Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-45047 Dendrite 0.13.8 syncapi /context Endpoint Post-Leave State Exposure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-15617 Synapse Outgoing federation to specific hosts can be disabled by sending malicious invites CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2023-20039 matrix-appservice-irc IRC command injection via admin commands containing newlines CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-38429 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38429 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qr4-jvqh-chvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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