post edit time limit is not enforced on some post update operations
Priority LOW 19CWE-672Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Mattermost versions 11.5.x <= 11.5.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.13 fail to enforce the PostEditTimeLimit on non-message post fields which allows an authenticated user to modify post file attachments, props, and pin status after the edit window has expired via the post patch and update API endpoints.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00631
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00165 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 11.6.0, 11.5.2, 10.11.14github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go): 11.5.2, 0.0.0-20260414103857-b21ef302025e
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 | 11.5.0 – 11.5.1; 10.11.0 – 10.11.13 | 11.6.0, 11.5.2, 10.11.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 11.5.0 to before 11.5.2 | 11.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 0.0.0-20250731163400-5b955468ea1e to before 0.0.0-20260414103857-b21ef302025e | 0.0.0-20260414103857-b21ef302025e | Patch available | GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 11.5.0 – 11.5.1; 10.11.0 – 10.11.13 Fixed in 11.6.0, 11.5.2, 10.11.14 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 11.5.0 to before 11.5.2 Fixed in 11.5.2 Patch available GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.0.0-20250731163400-5b955468ea1e to before 0.0.0-20260414103857-b21ef302025e Fixed in 0.0.0-20260414103857-b21ef302025e Patch available GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.11.0 to before 10.11.14; 11.5.0 to before 11.5.2 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.11.0 to before 10.11.14; 11.5.0 to before 11.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 11.6.0, 11.5.2, 10.11.14
- Fix · GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 11.5.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20260414103857-b21ef302025e Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4053
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q
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-2026-4053 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4053 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw87-6jcq-9f8q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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