CVE-2026-6957
Path traversal in Mattermost plugin export allows admin to write arbitrary files to target filestore.
Is CVE-2026-6957 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-6957 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-6957?
CVE-2026-6957 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-6957?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-6957. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-6957 affect?
CVE-2026-6957 affects Mattermost Plugins <=1.1.5. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-6957?
Upgrade to plugin version >=1.1.6
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated admin of a remote federated Mattermost server can write files to arbitrary locations via crafted filenames.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 1.1.5
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.