Private team metadata disclosure via Mattermost team search API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Mattermost fails to properly restrict private teams from public team search results in versions 11.10.0, 11.7.0 through 11.7.9, 11.9.0 through 11.9.1, and 11.8.0 through 11.8.5. An authenticated user without permission to list private teams can send a modified team search request to disclose the ID, name, and display name of private teams. The weakness is classified as CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Mattermost versions 11.10.x <= 11.10.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.9, 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5 fail to properly restrict private teams from public team search results, which allows an authenticated user without permission to list private teams to disclose the ID, name, and display name of private teams via a modified team search request. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00748
Why it matters now
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 | 11.10.0 – 11.10.0; 11.7.0 – 11.7.9; 11.9.0 – 11.9.1; 11.8.0 – 11.8.5 | 11.11.0, 11.10.1, 11.7.10, 11.9.2, 11.8.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 11.10.0 – 11.10.0; 11.7.0 – 11.7.9; 11.9.0 – 11.9.1; 11.8.0 – 11.8.5 Fixed in 11.11.0, 11.10.1, 11.7.10, 11.9.2, 11.8.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.7.0 to before 11.7.10; 11.8.0 to before 11.8.6; 11.9.0 to before 11.9.2 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:11.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.10.0 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.7.0 to before 11.7.10; 11.8.0 to before 11.8.6; 11.9.0 to before 11.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:11.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10.0 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
Mattermost fixed versions are 11.11.0, 11.10.1, 11.7.10, 11.9.2 and 11.8.6, per Mattermost advisory MMSA-2026-00748.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 11.11.0, 11.10.1, 11.7.10, 11.9.2, 11.8.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18256
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-mqc4-5px9-95jm
References
Advisory 1
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-2026-18256 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18256 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mqc4-5px9-95jm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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