CVE-2026-45056: Matrix Rust SDK: Sender-binding gaps in to-device and room-key attribution
The matrix-sdk-crypto crate before 0.16.1 is missing a check for the sender’s user ID when decrypting an Olm-encrypted to-device message containing the sender_device_keys property.
This could be exploited to spoof the sender of an encrypted to-device message, but only if the attacker colludes with (or is) the homeserver operator.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfq4-36m3-9g42
- github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/6553
- github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/releases/tag/matrix-sdk-0.16.1
- github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-wfq4-36m3-9g42
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45056
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0159.html
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