Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. Prior to version 1.94.0, a malicious server ACL event can impact performance temporarily or permanently leading to a persistent denial of service. Homeservers running on a closed federation (which presumably do not need to use server ACLs) are not affected. Server administrators are advised to upgrade to Synapse 1.94.0 or later. As a workaround, rooms with malicious server ACL events can be purged and blocked using the admin API.
CVE-2023-45129
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.2% (66th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.9
- EG Score
- 4.9MEDIUMmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 27EG Risk 27/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity49% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 1.2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 66th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 10, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (14)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/16360
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KEVRB4MG5UXQ5RLZHSUJXM5GWEBYYS5B/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N6P4QULVUE254WI7XF2LWWOGHCYVFXFY/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WRO4MPQ6HOXIUZM6RJP6VTCTMV7RD2T3/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/rooms.html#version-2-new-version
- security-advisories@githubhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-12
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/16360
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KEVRB4MG5UXQ5RLZHSUJXM5GWEBYYS5B/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N6P4QULVUE254WI7XF2LWWOGHCYVFXFY/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WRO4MPQ6HOXIUZM6RJP6VTCTMV7RD2T3/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/rooms.html#version-2-new-version
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-12
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| matrix-synapse | 0.19.2+dfsg-3 ... 1.94.0-1~bpo12+1 (279 versions) |
| — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| matrix-synapse | 0.33.5 ... 1.94.0rc1 (351 versions) |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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