CVE-2026-45057: matrix-sdk-ui: Incomplete edit validation
The message edit validation logic in the matrix-sdk-ui crate before 0.16.1 is missing a check: when replacing an encrypted event, the replacement event itself is not required to be encrypted. This enables a malicious homeserver administrator (or an actor with equivalent power) to impersonate or spoof messages as if they were sent by a victim user.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h97m-27fx-42rx
- github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/6454
- github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/releases/tag/matrix-sdk-0.16.1
- github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-h97m-27fx-42rx
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45057
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0158.html
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