CVE-2026-11993

Fix authenticated members disabling file content indexing server-wide via extraction pool exhaustion

Published Sep 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.0, 11.8.x <= 11.8.4, 11.7.x <= 11.7.7, 10.11.x <= 10.11.22 fail to properly enforce the limit of concurrent files being processed and handled failed files, which allows a user with permission to upload files to spawn more goroutines than intended and block the indexing of other files via uploading heavy files constantly to the server.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00696

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Mattermost to versions 11.10.0, 11.9.1, 11.8.5, 11.7.8, 10.11.23 or higher.

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History
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First Time appeared Mattermost mattermost Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mattermost mattermost Server
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Mattermost mattermost
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Mattermost mattermost
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Description Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.0, 11.8.x <= 11.8.4, 11.7.x <= 11.7.7, 10.11.x <= 10.11.22 fail to properly enforce the limit of concurrent files being processed and handled failed files, which allows a user with permission to upload files to spawn more goroutines than intended and block the indexing of other files via uploading heavy files constantly to the server.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00696
Title Fix authenticated members disabling file content indexing server-wide via extraction pool exhaustion
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Mattermost
Published
Updated
Sep 14, 2026, 7:36 PM
Reserved
Jun 11, 2026, 2:54 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 14, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 4:23 PM