CVE-2026-2462: Admin RCE via Malicious Plugin Upload on CI Test Instances

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to restrict plugin installation on CI test instances with default admin credentials which allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution and exfiltrate sensitive configuration data including AWS and SMTP credentials via uploading a malicious plugin after changing the import directory. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00528

Affected products

Mattermost: from 10.11.0 before 10.11.11; from 11.2.0 before 11.2.3; from 11.3.0 before 11.3.1 — fixed in 10.11.11, 11.2.3, 11.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mattermost 10.11.11, 11.2.3, 11.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://mattermost.com/security-updates

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