Unbounded Request Body Read in MS Teams Plugin {{/lifecycle}} Webhook Endpoint
Priority LOW 29CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Mattermost Plugins versions <=2.3.1 fail to limit the request body size on the {{/lifecycle}} webhook endpoint which allows an authenticated attacker to cause memory exhaustion and denial of service via sending an oversized JSON payload. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00610
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 2.3.2.0github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-msteams (Go): 1.15.1-0.20260213190728-6fe4d295592e
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 | up to 2.3.1 | 2.3.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-msteams (Go) | before 1.15.1-0.20260213190728-6fe4d295592e | 1.15.1-0.20260213190728-6fe4d295592e | Patch available | GHSA-x274-8qfc-hrgf |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected up to 2.3.1 Fixed in 2.3.2.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-msteams (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.15.1-0.20260213190728-6fe4d295592e Fixed in 1.15.1-0.20260213190728-6fe4d295592e Patch available GHSA-x274-8qfc-hrgf
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 2.3.2.0
- Fix · GHSA-x274-8qfc-hrgf github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-msteams (Go) Fixed in 1.15.1-0.20260213190728-6fe4d295592e Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21388
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x274-8qfc-hrgf
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-2026-21388 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21388 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x274-8qfc-hrgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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