Description
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to properly handle very long passwords, which allows an attacker to overload the server CPU and memory via executing login attempts with multi-megabyte passwords. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00587
Published: 2026-03-16
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch Now
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Mattermost to versions 11.4.0, 11.3.1, 11.2.3, 10.11.11 or higher.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m5rv-56xx-hfc6 Mattermost fails to properly handle very long passwords
References
History

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mattermost
Mattermost mattermost Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mattermost
Mattermost mattermost Server

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to properly handle very long passwords, which allows an attacker to overload the server CPU and memory via executing login attempts with multi-megabyte passwords. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00587
Title DoS attack via login attempts with multi-megabyte passwords
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Mattermost Mattermost Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-16T13:49:55.523Z

Reserved: 2026-02-13T10:01:31.942Z

Link: CVE-2026-24458

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-16T13:43:41.984Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-16T14:18:16.573

Modified: 2026-03-18T18:14:11.770

Link: CVE-2026-24458

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-30T07:02:29Z

Weaknesses