diff --git a/.changeset/olive-queens-protect.md b/.changeset/olive-queens-protect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..54251bde0b9f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/olive-queens-protect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rocket.chat/meteor': patch
+---
+
+fix: Security Hotfix (https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/security-fixes-and-updates)
diff --git a/apps/meteor/server/publications/room/index.ts b/apps/meteor/server/publications/room/index.ts
index 07dd94be23d00..2ae624d9eedcd 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/server/publications/room/index.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/server/publications/room/index.ts
@@ -55,11 +55,15 @@ Meteor.methods<ServerMethods>({
 		}
 
 		const userId = Meteor.userId();
-
-		if (!userId && settings.get('Accounts_AllowAnonymousRead') === false) {
-			throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-user', 'Invalid user', {
-				method: 'getRoomByTypeAndName',
-			});
+		const isAnonymous = !userId;
+
+		if (isAnonymous) {
+			const allowAnon = settings.get('Accounts_AllowAnonymousRead');
+			if (!allowAnon || type !== 'c') {
+				throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-user', 'Invalid user', {
+					method: 'getRoomByTypeAndName',
+				});
+			}
 		}
 
 		const roomFind = roomCoordinator.getRoomFind(type);
diff --git a/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/methods.ts b/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/methods.ts
index 2671e7f189c0f..401cc9cfefb54 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/methods.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/methods.ts
@@ -2574,6 +2574,7 @@ describe('Meteor.methods', () => {
 		let testUserCredentials: Credentials;
 		let dmId: IRoom['_id'];
 		let room: IRoom;
+		let privateRoom: IRoom;
 
 		before(async () => {
 			testUser = await createUser();
@@ -2612,6 +2613,49 @@ describe('Meteor.methods', () => {
 				});
 		});
 
+		before(async () => {
+			privateRoom = (
+				await createRoom({
+					type: 'p',
+					name: `private.test.${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`,
+				})
+			).body.group;
+		});
+
+		after(async () => {
+			await Promise.all([
+				deleteRoom({ type: 'd', roomId: dmId }),
+				deleteRoom({ type: 'c', roomId: room._id }),
+				deleteRoom({ type: 'p', roomId: privateRoom._id }),
+				deleteUser(testUser),
+				deleteUser(testUser2),
+				updateSetting('Accounts_AllowAnonymousRead', false),
+			]);
+		});
+
+		it('should throw error when anonymous user tries to read private channel with anonymous read enabled', async () => {
+			await updateSetting('Accounts_AllowAnonymousRead', true);
+
+			const payload = {
+				message: JSON.stringify({
+					msg: 'method',
+					id: '2',
+					method: 'getRoomByTypeAndName',
+					params: ['p', privateRoom.name],
+				}),
+			};
+
+			const res = await request.post('/api/v1/method.callAnon/getRoomByTypeAndName').set('Content-Type', 'application/json').send(payload);
+
+			expect(res.body).to.have.property('message');
+			const parsedMessage = JSON.parse(res.body.message);
+
+			expect(parsedMessage).to.have.property('error');
+			expect(parsedMessage.error).to.have.property('error');
+			expect(parsedMessage.error.error).to.equal('error-invalid-user');
+
+			await updateSetting('Accounts_AllowAnonymousRead', false);
+		});
 		after(() =>
 			Promise.all([
 				deleteRoom({ type: 'd', roomId: dmId }),