Authentication bypass via userID login when email and username login are disabled
Priority LOW 24CWE-303Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Mattermost versions 11.1.x <= 11.1.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.9, 11.2.x <= 11.2.1 fail to properly validate login method restrictions which allows an authenticated user to bypass SSO-only login requirements via userID-based authentication. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00548
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 11.3.0, 11.1.3, 10.11.10 +1github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): 8.0.0-20251212052346-61651b0df7ea+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 | 11.1.0 – 11.1.2; 10.11.0 – 10.11.9; 11.2.0 – 11.2.1 | 11.3.0, 11.1.3, 10.11.10, 11.2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | before 8.0.0-20251212052346-61651b0df7ea | 8.0.0-20251212052346-61651b0df7ea | Patch available | GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 11.1.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.11.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 11.2.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | before 5.3.2-0.20251212052346-61651b0df7ea | 5.3.2-0.20251212052346-61651b0df7ea | Patch available | GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 11.1.0 – 11.1.2; 10.11.0 – 10.11.9; 11.2.0 – 11.2.1 Fixed in 11.3.0, 11.1.3, 10.11.10, 11.2.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0-20251212052346-61651b0df7ea Fixed in 8.0.0-20251212052346-61651b0df7ea Patch available GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 11.1.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.11.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 11.2.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected before 5.3.2-0.20251212052346-61651b0df7ea Fixed in 5.3.2-0.20251212052346-61651b0df7ea Patch available GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.11.0 to before 10.11.10; 11.1.0 to before 11.1.3; 11.2.0 to before 11.2.2 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.11.0 to before 10.11.10; 11.1.0 to before 11.1.3; 11.2.0 to before 11.2.2 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 11.3.0, 11.1.3, 10.11.10, 11.2.2
- Fix · GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.0.0-20251212052346-61651b0df7ea Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 5.3.2-0.20251212052346-61651b0df7ea Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0999
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32
References
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-2026-0999 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0999 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3c9r-7f29-qp32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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