Auth bypass in Mattermost

CVE-2025-22449

Mattermost versions 9.11.x <= 9.11.5 fail to enforce invite permissions, which allows team admins, with no permission to invite users to their team, to invite users by updating the "allow_open_invite" field via making their team public.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-22449: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22449?
CVE-2025-22449 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2025-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-22449?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.