Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to Misskey instance with any user account
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DeliveryEnumerate or infer DM thread/message object identifiers
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ExploitSubmit crafted API request with manipulated object key
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ExecutionServer skips permission verification (CWE-639)
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ImpactRead unauthorized Direct Message data points
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid, authenticated user account (PR:L) on the target Misskey instance running version 2025.3.2 through 2026.5.3. The CVSS 4.0 AT:P metric indicates a specific attack requirement is present - most likely the attacker must possess or enumerate valid DM thread or message object identifiers belonging to other users. Exploitation is bounded to the Direct Messages (Chat) feature; the 'specified' visibility note type is explicitly not affected. Federation does not need to be enabled. Impact is limited to read access of DM data points (VC:L); there is no write, modification, or denial-of-service potential. Attackers outside the platform (unauthenticated) cannot exploit this vulnerability. |
| Impact | Real-world risk is low across all available signals. The CVSS 4.0 score of 2.3 reflects network reachability (AV:N) but is constrained by specific attack requirements (AT:P), low-privilege authentication (PR:L), and limited confidentiality impact (VC:L) with no integrity or availability impact. AT:P in CVSS 4.0 indicates exploitation depends on conditions that are not universally present - likely knowledge of target DM thread or message identifiers. No EPSS data was provided; given the narrow scope (DM data points only, no lateral impact), exploitation probability is expected to be low. There is no CISA KEV listing and no known public POC, confirming this is not a priority for threat-led response. The primary risk is unauthorized read access to private conversation metadata or content within a single Misskey instance, limited to authenticated users. This is a genuine low-severity issue: limited blast radius, authentication barrier, no write or availability impact, and no evidence of active exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated Misskey user submits a crafted API request to the DM (Chat) endpoint, supplying a manipulated object identifier (consistent with CWE-639) that references a thread or message belonging to another user. The server fails to verify the requesting account's permission to access that object and returns the data. Because AT:P applies, the attacker likely needs prior knowledge of valid DM identifiers - obtained through enumeration or information leakage - before successfully extracting unauthorized message data. No public POC exists at the time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 03, 2026
Insufficient permission checks in Misskey's Direct Messages (Chat) feature expose DM data points to authenticated users who lack authorization to access them, across versions 2025.3.2 through 2026.5.3. The root cause is CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), where the server fails to validate account permissions before returning DM-related data via API. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing exists; the vendor patched this in version 2026.5.4 alongside four additional CVEs.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Misskey version 2026.5.4, the vendor-confirmed patched release (https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/releases/tag/2026.5.4). This release also resolves four additional CVEs (CVE-2026-46713, CVE-2026-47746, CVE-2026-46714, CVE-2026-48115), providing additional security motivation for the upgrade. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, consider restricting access to the DM/Chat API endpoints at the reverse-proxy or firewall layer to reduce the attack surface - this trade-off would degrade DM functionality for legitimate users. Audit application-level access logs for anomalous cross-account DM API calls as a detection measure. No configuration-only workaround fully mitigates the permission bypass without applying the patch.
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Misskey is an open-source, ActivityPub-compatible federated social media platform (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:misskey-dev:misskey:*). The vulnerability is rooted in CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), a class of flaw where the application uses a user-controlled value - such as a message or thread object identifier - to gate resource access without performing adequate server-side permission enforcement. The Direct Messages (formerly Chat) subsystem maintains its own permission model distinct from Misskey's general note visibility system. Notably, notes created with 'specified' (formerly 'direct') visibility are handled through a separate code path and are explicitly not affected, indicating the bypass is isolated to DM/Chat API endpoints. The vulnerability manifests regardless of whether ActivityPub federation is enabled, suggesting it is an internal authorization defect rather than a federation-boundary issue.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-accessible requiring authenticated low-privilege account; AC:H reflects AT:P condition (specific DM object identifiers needed); confidentiality-only limited impact, no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).
CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Misskey is an open source, federated social media platform. Versions 2025.3.2 and later, but prior to 2026.5.4, contain a vulnerability where a lack of proper permission checks allows access to certain data points from the Direct Messages (formerly Chat) feature, regardless of account permissions. This vulnerability occurs whether or not federation is enabled. Notes created with "specified" visibility (formerly "direct" visibility) are not affected. This issue has been fixed in version 2026.5.4.
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