Description
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.
Published: 2026-04-03
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized data disclosure through anonymous access to attachments and topic history
Action: Patch
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History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Zulip
Zulip zulip
Vendors & Products Zulip
Zulip zulip

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Zulip: Anonymous File Access After Disabling Spectator Access
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T18:53:28.819Z

Reserved: 2026-02-05T16:48:00.428Z

Link: CVE-2026-25742

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T18:53:18.317Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-03T21:17:10.060

Modified: 2026-04-13T18:07:16.917

Link: CVE-2026-25742

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T16:41:47Z

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