Mattermost GetFile API lets users infer quarantined post status
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
Mattermost 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 check user permissions after other validations in the GetFile API. This observable discrepancy (CWE-203) lets an authenticated user who is not a content reviewer infer whether a post has been flagged.
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 validate user’s permissions before other validations which allows non-content reviewers to infer a post’s flagged status via direct API call.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00754
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
Upgrade Mattermost to 11.11.0, 11.10.1, 11.7.10, 11.9.2 or 11.8.6, the fixed versions listed for each release line, as described in Mattermost advisory MMSA-2026-00754.
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-2026-18560
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-3m39-x8xr-762f
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-2026-18560 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18560 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3m39-x8xr-762f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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