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CVE-2026-24044

Summary
Assigner-GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At-12 Feb, 2026 | 19:06
Updated At-12 Feb, 2026 | 20:05
Rejected At-
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ESS Community Helm Chart has a weak server key generation method

Element Server Suite Community Edition (ESS Community) deploys a Matrix stack using the provided Helm charts and Kubernetes distribution. The ESS Community Helm Chart secrets initialization hook (using matrix-tools container before 0.5.7) is using an insecure Matrix server key generation method, allowing network attackers to potentially recreate the same key pair, allowing them to impersonate the victim server. The secret is generated by the secrets initialization hook, in the ESS Community Helm Chart values, if both initSecrets.enabled is not set to false and synapse.signingKey is not defined. Given a server key in Matrix authenticates both requests originating from and events constructed on a given server, this potentially impacts confidentiality, integrity and availability of rooms which have a vulnerable server present as a member. The confidentiality of past conversations in end-to-end encrypted rooms is not impacted. The key generation issue was fixed in matrix-tools 0.5.7, released as part of ESS Community Helm Chart 25.12.1.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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Assigner:GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID:a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At:12 Feb, 2026 | 19:06
Updated At:12 Feb, 2026 | 20:05
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
ESS Community Helm Chart has a weak server key generation method

Element Server Suite Community Edition (ESS Community) deploys a Matrix stack using the provided Helm charts and Kubernetes distribution. The ESS Community Helm Chart secrets initialization hook (using matrix-tools container before 0.5.7) is using an insecure Matrix server key generation method, allowing network attackers to potentially recreate the same key pair, allowing them to impersonate the victim server. The secret is generated by the secrets initialization hook, in the ESS Community Helm Chart values, if both initSecrets.enabled is not set to false and synapse.signingKey is not defined. Given a server key in Matrix authenticates both requests originating from and events constructed on a given server, this potentially impacts confidentiality, integrity and availability of rooms which have a vulnerable server present as a member. The confidentiality of past conversations in end-to-end encrypted rooms is not impacted. The key generation issue was fixed in matrix-tools 0.5.7, released as part of ESS Community Helm Chart 25.12.1.

Affected Products
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element-hq
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ess-helm
Versions
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  • < 25.12.1
Vendor
element-hq
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matrix-tools
Versions
Affected
  • < 0.5.7
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-336CWE-336: Same Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-336
Description: CWE-336: Same Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.09.2CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Version: 4.0
Base score: 9.2
Base severity: CRITICAL
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/security/advisories/GHSA-qwcj-h6m8-vp6q
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https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md#fixing-cve-2026-24044elementsec-2025-1670-manually
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/releases/tag/25.12.2
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/security/advisories/GHSA-qwcj-h6m8-vp6q
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md#fixing-cve-2026-24044elementsec-2025-1670-manually
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x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/releases/tag/25.12.2
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security-advisories@github.com
Published At:12 Feb, 2026 | 20:16
Updated At:12 Feb, 2026 | 20:16

Element Server Suite Community Edition (ESS Community) deploys a Matrix stack using the provided Helm charts and Kubernetes distribution. The ESS Community Helm Chart secrets initialization hook (using matrix-tools container before 0.5.7) is using an insecure Matrix server key generation method, allowing network attackers to potentially recreate the same key pair, allowing them to impersonate the victim server. The secret is generated by the secrets initialization hook, in the ESS Community Helm Chart values, if both initSecrets.enabled is not set to false and synapse.signingKey is not defined. Given a server key in Matrix authenticates both requests originating from and events constructed on a given server, this potentially impacts confidentiality, integrity and availability of rooms which have a vulnerable server present as a member. The confidentiality of past conversations in end-to-end encrypted rooms is not impacted. The key generation issue was fixed in matrix-tools 0.5.7, released as part of ESS Community Helm Chart 25.12.1.

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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.09.2CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 9.2
Base severity: CRITICAL
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CPE Matches

Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-336Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-336
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md#fixing-cve-2026-24044elementsec-2025-1670-manuallysecurity-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/releases/tag/25.12.2security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/security/advisories/GHSA-qwcj-h6m8-vp6qsecurity-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/main/docs/maintenance.md#fixing-cve-2026-24044elementsec-2025-1670-manually
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/releases/tag/25.12.2
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/security/advisories/GHSA-qwcj-h6m8-vp6q
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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