CVE-2021-22886
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.019 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Rocket.Chat before 3.11, 3.10.5, 3.9.7, 3.8.8 is vulnerable to persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) using nested markdown tags allowing a remote attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript in a message. This flaw leads to arbitrary file read and RCE on Rocket.Chat desktop app.
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affected products (5)
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references (10)
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- https://docs.rocket.chat/guides/security/security-updatescnnvd
- https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/20430cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1014459cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22886cnnvd
- https://docs.rocket.chat/guides/security/security-updatesenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/20430enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1014459enisa_euvd
- https://docs.rocket.chat/guides/security/security-updatesVendor Advisorynvd
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