CVE-2026-6961
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 38 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.1, 11.5.x <= 11.5.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.15, 10.11.x <= 10.11.16 Mattermost fails to sanitize FileInfo.Name received from federated peers during shared channel file sync, which allows an attacker who controls a federated server to write files to arbitrary locations within the target server's filestore via path traversal sequences in the filename field.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00661
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affected products (24)
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- mattermost mattermost server10.11.0 → 10.11.17nvdUScpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- mattermost mattermost server11.5.0 → 11.5.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- mattermost mattermost server11.6.0 → 11.6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.0 → 10.11.17osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.0+incompatible → 10.11.17+incompatibleosvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.5.0 → 11.5.5osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.5.0+incompatible → 11.5.5+incompatibleosvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.6.0 → 11.6.1osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1529Mattermost Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2026-05-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Mattermost Server ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-8qq9-cqj8-82w4Mattermost doesn't sanitize FileInfo.Name received from federated peers during shared channel file sync2026-06-12ghsa · osvUS
Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.1, 11.5.x <= 11.5.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.15, 10.11.x <= 10.11.16 fail to sanitize FileInfo.Name received from federated peers during shared channel file sync, which allows an attacker who controls a federated server to write files to arbitrary locations within the target server's filestore via path traversal sequences in the filename field. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00661
- GO-2026-6281Mattermost doesn't sanitize FileInfo.Name received from federated peers during shared channel file sync in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server2026-08-25vendor · osvUS
Mattermost doesn't sanitize FileInfo.Name received from federated peers during shared channel file sync in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
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