Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2026 · Assigned by Mattermost

CVE-2026-28741CSRF Protection Bypass Allows Updating a User's Authentication Method

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site request forgery 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 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Mattermost versions 10.11.x <= 10.11.12, 11.5.x <= 11.5.0, 11.4.x <= 11.4.2, 11.3.x <= 11.3.2 fail to validate CSRF tokens on an authentication endpoint which allows an attacker to update a user's authentication method via a CSRF attack by tricking a user into visiting a malicious page. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00625

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.3.3+incompatible, 11.4.3+incompatible, 11.5.0+incompatibleGO-2026-5495
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5no fix listedGO-2026-5495
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6no fix listedGO-2026-5495
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v811.3.3GHSA-m7cf-4gh2-v4qg
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v88.0.0-20260220133927-c29cf05d40f8GHSA-m7cf-4gh2-v4qg
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v88.0.0-20260220133927-c29cf05d40f8GO-2026-5495
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v811.5.0GHSA-m7cf-4gh2-v4qg
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v811.4.3GHSA-m7cf-4gh2-v4qg

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mattermost Mattermost 10.11.0 – through 10.11.1211.5.0 – through 11.5.011.4.0 – through 11.4.211.3.0 – through 11.3.2

Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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