01 Record
CVE-2026-7521
SAML certificate deletion allows path traversal to delete arbitrary files outside the config directory
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Mattermost
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
02 Description
SAML certificate deletion allows path traversal to delete arbitrary files outside the config directory
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-29.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-28 13:58Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-28 14:48Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-30
- Assigning CNA
- Mattermost
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 62d2cf5792b34a0e064d3f44e9b3ac0d27691a29fddb54253b3628498316a0f3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- mattermost.comMMSA-2026-00666https://mattermost.com/security-updates
07 Remediation
Update Mattermost to versions 11.9.0, 11.8.1, 11.7.4, 11.6.6, 10.11.21 or higher.