Mattermost 6.0.2 and earlier fails to sufficiently sanitize user's password in audit logs when user creation fails.
Priority LOW 35CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
Mattermost 6.0.2 and earlier fails to sufficiently sanitize user's password in audit logs when user creation fails.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00908 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | up to 6.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected up to 6.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37861
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvvh-wh5g-3ppr
References
Advisory 1
More Mattermost vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26695 Malicious remote can invite itself to an arbitrary local channel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-02056 Oauth authorization codes do not expire when deauthorizing an oauth2 app CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-15069 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Mobile Apps before 1.26.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-26233 Malicious remote can add users to arbitrary teams and channels CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-26746 Permanently local data deletion by malicious remote CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-06508 Injection in Mattermost CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-37861 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-37861 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hvvh-wh5g-3ppr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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