Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2025 · Assigned by Mattermost

CVE-2025-8402Nil pointer dereference in bulk import crashes server

Medium 4.9

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Mattermost from Mattermost. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17, 10.10.x <= 10.10.0, 10.9.x <= 10.9.3 fail to validate import data which allows a system admin to crash the server via the bulk import feature.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.8.4GHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.5.9GHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.9.4GHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.10.1GHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.10.1+incompatible, 10.5.9+incompatible, 10.8.4+incompatible, 10.9.4+incompatible, 9.11.18+incompatibleGO-2025-3911
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server9.11.18GHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5no fix listedGHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5no fix listedGO-2025-3911
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6no fix listedGO-2025-3911
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6no fix listedGHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v88.0.0-20250708173752-d6b35c41f0ae5GHSA-h469-4fcf-p23h
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8no fix listedGO-2025-3911

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mattermost Mattermost 10.8.0 – through 10.8.310.5.0 – through 10.5.89.11.0 – through 9.11.1710.10.010.9.0 – through 10.9.3

Weakness: CWE-1287, CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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