# CVE-2026-18560: Improper order of authorisations in Mattermost GetFile API leads to an authenticated user to determine a post’s quarantined status

> CVE-2026-18560: Improper order of authorisations in Mattermost GetFile API leads to an authenticated user to determine a post’s quarantined status. CVSS 4.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18560
Last updated: 2026-10-16T19:23:18Z

- Published: 2026-10-16 07:10 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-16 19:23 UTC · Assigner: Mattermost
- CVSS: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.18%, 7th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-203

## Description

Mattermost versions 11.10.x \<= 11.10.0, 11.7.x \<= 11.7.9, 11.9.x \<= 11.9.1, 11.8.x \<= 11.8.5 fail to validate user’s permissions before other validations which allows non-content reviewers to infer a post’s flagged status via direct API call.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00754

## Affected vendors and products

- Mattermost: Mattermost

## Tracked companies

- [Mattermost](https://rewindex.com/company/mattermost.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18560)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18560)
- [https://mattermost.com/security-updates](https://mattermost.com/security-updates)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18560 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18560.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-18560 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:15:28.039Z