Slack import bypasses email verification for team access controls
Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Mattermost versions 10.10.x <= 10.10.2, 10.5.x <= 10.5.10, 10.11.x <= 10.11.2 fail to validate email ownership during Slack import process which allows attackers to create verified user accounts with arbitrary email domains via malicious Slack import data to bypass email-based team access restrictions
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 10.12.0, 10.10.3, 10.5.11 +1github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): 8.0.0-20250822083415-01b95392a450+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | 10.10.0 – 10.10.2; 10.5.0 – 10.5.10; 10.11.0 – 10.11.2 | 10.12.0, 10.10.3, 10.5.11, 10.11.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | before 8.0.0-20250822083415-01b95392a450 | 8.0.0-20250822083415-01b95392a450 | Patch available | GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.10.0 to before 10.10.3 | 10.10.3 | Patch available | GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.5.0 to before 10.5.11 | 10.5.11 | Patch available | GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.11.0 to before 10.11.3 | 10.11.3 | Patch available | GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 10.10.0 – 10.10.2; 10.5.0 – 10.5.10; 10.11.0 – 10.11.2 Fixed in 10.12.0, 10.10.3, 10.5.11, 10.11.3 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0-20250822083415-01b95392a450 Fixed in 8.0.0-20250822083415-01b95392a450 Patch available GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.10.0 to before 10.10.3 Fixed in 10.10.3 Patch available GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.5.0 to before 10.5.11 Fixed in 10.5.11 Patch available GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.11.0 to before 10.11.3 Fixed in 10.11.3 Patch available GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0 to before 10.5.11; 10.10.0 to before 10.10.3; 10.11.0 to before 10.11.3 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0 to before 10.5.11; 10.10.0 to before 10.10.3; 10.11.0 to before 10.11.3 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 10.12.0, 10.10.3, 10.5.11, 10.11.3
- Fix · GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.0.0-20250822083415-01b95392a450 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 10.10.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 10.5.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 10.11.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41410
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/01b95392a450676407475596d1c041a047067329
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/0d6e8fa2e4681a172a136db18001104a57f9c28e
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/ef896a4ea60cacbe03124106e1f42e5c25276427
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost
More Mattermost Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18933 Arbitrary file read in Mattermost Boards via import & export board archive CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-04465 Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-14068 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.6.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14060 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, and 3.6.7. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14048 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.1.0, 4.0.4, and 3.10.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-14360 Arbitrary file read via block duplication in Mattermost Boards CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-41410 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41410 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3q4q-wqm6-hvf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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