Vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (CVE-2026-9162)
Summary
Vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (CVE-2026-9162). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 10.11.18 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 11.6.x <= 11.6.2, 11.5.x <= 11.5.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17 fail to invalidate cached authentication state for active WebSocket connections during global session revocation, which allows a user with an existing WebSocket connection to remain authenticated and continue receiving real-time events until the cached session expires or the client reconnects.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00664
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-9162 has been found in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 10.11.18 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server CVE-2026-9162" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-9162 (github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server) — CWE-613 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: 10.11.18 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-613) exists in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 10.11.18.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 10.11.18ステージング環境で 10.11.18 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- web mattermost.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com