Path Traversal in Mattermost

CVE-2025-9079

Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17, 10.10.x <= 10.10.1, 10.9.x <= 10.9.3 fail to validate import directory path configuration which allows admin users to execute arbitrary code via malicious plugin upload to prepackaged plugins directory

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.9% 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-2025-9079: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9079?
CVE-2025-9079 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2025-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-9079?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-9079 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.