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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. Prior to version 11.6, Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. From version 1.4.0 to before version 11.6, even after spectator access (enable_spectator_access / WEB_PUBLIC_STREAMS_ENABLED) is disabled, attachments originating from web-public streams can still be retrieved anonymously. As a result, file contents remain accessible even after public access is intended to be disabled. Similarly, even after spectator access is disabled, the /users/me/<stream_id>/topics endpoint remains reachable anonymously, allowing retrieval of topic history for web-public streams. This issue has been patched in version 11.6. This issue has been patched in version 11.6.
Analysis
Zulip versions 1.4.0 through 11.5 allow unauthenticated retrieval of attachments and topic history from web-public streams even after spectator access is disabled, due to incomplete access control on attachment serving and the /users/me/<stream_id>/topics endpoint. An attacker can bypass intended access restrictions to read file contents and stream metadata after public access is supposed to be revoked. …
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EUVD-2026-18835