4.3

CVE-2026-18799: mattermost Missing Authorization

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
Published 16-10-2026Last modified 16-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-18799 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in mattermost. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Mattermost versions 11.10.x <= 11.10.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.9, 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5 fail to restrict Slack import account binding to system administrator-initiated imports which allows an authenticated attacker with team admin privileges to force-add existing Mattermost users to their team and forge posts attributed to those users' identities via a crafted Slack export containing target users' email addresses.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00757

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

16-10-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mattermost1 product
  • mattermost11.10.0 | ≥ 11.7.0, ≤ 11.7.9 | ≥ 11.9.0, ≤ 11.9.1 | ≥ 11.8.0, ≤ 11.8.5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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