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TI-2026-30833 Aliases CVE-2026-42553GHSA-j944-w549-3453

Cinny: Access token disclosure via invalidated emoji pack avatar URL in service worker

Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cinny (cinnyapp): 4.10.3cinny (npm): 4.10.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
cinnyappcinnybefore 4.10.34.10.3Patch availableCNA
—cinny (npm)before 4.10.34.10.3Patch availableGHSA-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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42553
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j944-w549-3453

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