CVE-2026-96259 Mattermost server-side request forgery via OAuth endpoints configurable by a System Administrator
A System Administrator can exploit missing internal connection filters in OAuth endpoints to perform server-side request forgery and read internal network responses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-96259?
CVE-2026-96259 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost Server, published on 22 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to apply the internal-connection filter to OAuth endpoint requests, which allows a System Administrator to make the server issue requests to internal network addresses and read the responses via the configured OAuth token and userinfo endpoints.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00776
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96259?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mattermost Mattermost Server.
How do I fix CVE-2026-96259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-96259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-12421 Account Takeover via Code Exchange Endpoint
- CVE-2025-4981 Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User
- CVE-2025-20051 Arbitrary file read via block duplication in Mattermost Boards
- CVE-2025-25279 Arbitrary file read in Mattermost Boards via import & export board archive
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j85c-qqpv-57m3.