01 Record
CVE-2026-9597
Deactivated guest accounts can authenticate via magic-link token in Mattermost REST API login endpoint
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Mattermost
CNA base score5.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
02 Description
Deactivated guest accounts can authenticate via magic-link token in Mattermost REST API login endpoint
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
- 0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 13.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-13.
- 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
- 2026-07-13 08:17Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-13 13:55Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-26
- Assigning CNA
- Mattermost
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-305Authentication Bypass by Primary WeaknessBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- fad21ec2b1e3d53a0acf0dd3ad08dad7c18adb14e8264c667a13716e793b978c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- mattermost.comMMSA-2026-00681https://mattermost.com/security-updates
07 Remediation
Update Mattermost to versions 11.8.0, 11.7.3, 11.6.5 or higher.