Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2026 · Assigned by Mattermost

CVE-2026-4646Insufficient input validation in GitHub plugin API causes denial of service

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.0, 11.5.x <= 11.5.3, 11.4.x <= 11.4.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.14 fail to validate user-supplied input in API request handlers which allows an authenticated attacker to crash the plugin process via a crafted HTTP request to the PR details endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00638

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-github1.0.1-0.20260330164815-c2840e980b3cGO-2026-5833
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-github1.0.1-0.20260330164815-c2840e980b3cGHSA-rmvv-8v8w-rf7x
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.4.5GHSA-rmvv-8v8w-rf7x
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.6.1GHSA-rmvv-8v8w-rf7x
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.15+incompatible, 11.4.5+incompatible, 11.5.4+incompatible, 11.6.1+incompatibleGO-2026-5833
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.15GHSA-rmvv-8v8w-rf7x
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.5.4GHSA-rmvv-8v8w-rf7x

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mattermost Mattermost 11.6.0 – through 11.6.011.5.0 – through 11.5.311.4.0 – through 11.4.410.11.0 – through 10.11.14

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

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