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CVE-2026-18256: Mattermost · Incorrect Authorization

Affects MattermostSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 22:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Mattermost)CVSS 3.14.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mattermost MattermostAffected
  • 11.7.0 – 11.10.0
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should monitor Mattermost vendor advisories for official fixes. Until a fix is available, restrict access to Mattermost instances to trusted users and consider limiting team search functionality or auditing team visibility settings to reduce exposure.

Description

CVE-2026-18256 is an authorization vulnerability in Mattermost that affects certain 11.x versions. It allows authenticated users without proper permissions to see private teams in public team search results, exposing private team IDs, names, and display names. The issue arises from improper restriction of private teams in search functionality.

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