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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-9081

Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate access controls which allows any authenticated user to download sensitive files via b…

Published Sep 19, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 19, 2026 · mattermost server

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-9081. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare mattermost server with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mattermost/mattermost server

Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate access controls which allows any authenticated user to download sensitive files via board file download endpoint using UUID enumeration

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe mattermost/mattermost serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-9081

  • Recommended remediation

    A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-9081. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare mattermost server with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 19, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate access controls which allows any authenticated user to download sensitive files via board file download endpoint using UUID enumeration

  2. Oct 19, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate access controls which allows any authenticated user to download sensitive files via board file download endpoint using UUID enumeration

Sources

  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-9081

    Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate access controls which allows any authenticated user to download sensitive files via board file download endpoint using UUID enumeration

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 19, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.