Path traversal in integration action URL leading to arbitrary API execution via system admin’s auth token.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.0, 11.5.x <= 11.5.3, 11.4.x <= 11.4.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.14 fail to check integration URL for path traversal which allows an malicious authenticated user to call an arbitrary API via system admin Mattermost auth token using via path traversal in integration action URL.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00640
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 11.6.0 – 11.6.0; 11.5.0 – 11.5.3; 11.4.0 – 11.4.4; 10.11.0 – 10.11.14 | 11.7.0, 11.6.1, 11.5.4, 11.4.5, 10.11.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 11.6.0 to before 11.6.1 | 11.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 11.5.0 to before 11.5.4 | 11.5.4 | Patch available | GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 11.4.0 to before 11.4.5 | 11.4.5 | Patch available | GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.11.0 to before 10.11.15 | 10.11.15 | Patch available | GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 11.6.0 – 11.6.0; 11.5.0 – 11.5.3; 11.4.0 – 11.4.4; 10.11.0 – 10.11.14 Fixed in 11.7.0, 11.6.1, 11.5.4, 11.4.5, 10.11.15 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 11.6.0 to before 11.6.1 Fixed in 11.6.1 Patch available GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 11.5.0 to before 11.5.4 Fixed in 11.5.4 Patch available GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 11.4.0 to before 11.4.5 Fixed in 11.4.5 Patch available GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.11.0 to before 10.11.15 Fixed in 10.11.15 Patch available GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.11.0 to before 10.11.15; 11.4.0 to before 11.4.5; 11.5.0 to before 11.5.4 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.11.0 to before 10.11.15; 11.4.0 to before 11.4.5; 11.5.0 to before 11.5.4 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 11.7.0, 11.6.1, 11.5.4, 11.4.5, 10.11.15
- Fix · GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 11.6.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 11.5.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 11.4.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 10.11.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4858
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
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-2026-4858 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4858 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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