Cinny: Access token disclosure via invalidated emoji pack avatar URL in service worker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Cinny is a Matrix client. Prior to 4.10.3, A remote authenticated attacker who shares a room with a victim and has permissions to create room emotes (for example in a DM) can cause the victim's client to send their Matrix access token to an attacker-controlled server. This occurs when the victim opens the emoji or sticker picker for the room containing a malicious emote pack. This is caused by an incorrect fallback in EmojiBoard that uses untrusted pack.meta.avatar (user-controlled) without converting/validating it as an MXC URL, allowing arbitrary HTTP(S) URLs to be used. Also, the service worker attaching the user's Authorization bearer token to all outbound GET requests whose URL contains /_matrix/client/v1/media/download or /_matrix/client/v1/media/thumbnail without verifying the request host matches the configured homeserver origin. An attacker-controlled URL containing those path fragments and permissive CORS will receive the victim's Authorization header (access token). This vulnerability is fixed in 4.10.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cinnyapp | cinny | before 4.10.3 | 4.10.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | cinny (npm) | before 4.10.3 | 4.10.3 | Patch available | GHSA-j944-w549-3453 |
- cinny Vendorcinnyapp Affected before 4.10.3 Fixed in 4.10.3 Patch available CNA
- cinny (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.10.3 Fixed in 4.10.3 Patch available GHSA-j944-w549-3453
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cinny (cinnyapp) Fixed in 4.10.3
- Fix · GHSA-j944-w549-3453 cinny (npm) Fixed in 4.10.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42553
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j944-w549-3453
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-42553 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42553 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j944-w549-3453 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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