Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by Mattermost

CVE-2026-4858Path traversal in integration action URL leading to arbitrary API execution via system admin’s auth token.

High 8.0

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal 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 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.0% 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 check integration URL for path traversal which allows an malicious authenticated user to call an arbitrary API via system admin Mattermost auth token using via path traversal in integration action URL.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00640

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.6.1GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.5.4GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.4.5GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.15GHSA-c4r7-j7pp-r8mp
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.15+incompatible, 11.4.5+incompatible, 11.5.4+incompatible, 11.6.1+incompatibleGO-2026-5311

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-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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