CVE-2026-14298

Boards archive import endpoint allows resource exhaustion via zip bomb and file size limit bypass in Mattermost

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Aug 13, 2026
Updated: Sep 14, 2026
Reserved: Jul 1, 2026

Description

Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.0, 11.8.x <= 11.8.4, 11.7.x <= 11.7.7, 10.11.x <= 10.11.22 fail to limit decompressed content size and enforce the configured maximum file size in the Boards archive import handler, which allows an authenticated user to cause memory exhaustion or unbounded disk consumption via a crafted .boardarchive file uploaded to the import endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00713

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	Mattermost

Weaknesses

CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

Affected Products

Product	Versions
MattermostMattermost	11.9.0 through 11.9.0Affected 11.8.0 through 11.8.4Affected 11.7.0 through 11.7.7Affected 10.11.0 through 10.11.22Affected 11.10.0Not affected 11.9.1Not affected 11.8.5Not affected 11.7.8Not affected 10.11.23Not affected

References

MMSA-2026-00713vendor-advisory

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