4.3

CVE-2026-24692: Guest users can bypass read permissions via search API

Analyzed
AliasesGHSA-cwfj-642j-gfh4GO-2026-4745
Published 16-03-2026Last modified 16-03-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-24692 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in mattermost. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1SUSE-SU-2026:1135-1

Timeline

  1. 16-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to properly enforce read permissions in search API endpoints which allows guest users without read permissions to access posts and files in channels via search API requests. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00554

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.17% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server2 products
  • v5All versions (No fix recorded)
  • v6All versions (No fix recorded)
Mattermost2 products
  • mattermost11.3.0 | ≥ 11.2.0, ≤ 11.2.2 | ≥ 10.11.0, ≤ 10.11.10
  • mattermost_server≥ 10.11.0, < 10.11.11 | ≥ 11.2.0, < 11.2.3 | ≥ 11.3.0, < 11.3.1
Github.com/mattermost1 product
  • mattermost-server< 5.3.2-0.20260107142155-0481bd1fb045 | ≥ 10.11.0-rc1, < 10.11.11 | ≥ 11.2.0-rc1, < 11.2.3 | ≥ 11.3.0-rc1, < 11.3.1 | ≥ 11.3.0-rc1+incompatible, < 11.3.1+incompatible
Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server1 product
  • v8< 8.0.0-20260107142155-0481bd1fb045

4 vendors · 6 products

References

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