FKIE_CVE-2026-7521

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-28 15:17 - Updated: 2026-07-29 15:06
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Summary
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
References
responsibledisclosure@mattermost.comhttps://mattermost.com/security-updatesVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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