🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-18560

MEDIUM 4.3

Improper order of authorisations in Mattermost GetFile API leads to an authenticated user to determine a post’s quarantined status

CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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

CWE CWE-203
Vendor mattermost
Product mattermost
Published Oct 16, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

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

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
mattermost.com: https://mattermost.com/security-updates

Credits

adamsec-dev