Path Traversal in Mattermost

CVE-2025-6233

Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.1, 10.7.x <= 10.7.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.7, 9.11.x <= 9.11.16 fail to sanitize input paths of file attachments in the bulk import JSONL file, which allows a system admin to read arbitrary system files via path traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-6233?
CVE-2025-6233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-6233?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-6233 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.