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

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Solution

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


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

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


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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'}


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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 : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-03-16T14:53:07.390

Link: CVE-2026-24458

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