CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-7521

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

Mattermost fails to verify file deletion path, allowing an admin with SAML system-console write permissions to delete arbitrary files outside the config directory via the remove file endpoint.

Risk Assessment

An admin could delete critical system files, potentially leading to service disruption or server security compromise.

Recommendation

Update Mattermost to version 11.8.1, 11.7.4, 11.6.6, or 10.11.21, which contain the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Mattermost versions 11.8.x <= 11.8.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.3, 11.6.x <= 11.6.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.20 fail to verify file deletion path which allows an admin with SAML system-console write permissions to delete arbitrary files outside the config directory from the server via the remove file endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00666

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS