# CVE-2026-24458: DoS attack via login attempts with multi-megabyte passwords

> CVE-2026-24458: DoS attack via login attempts with multi-megabyte passwords. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-24458
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:23:06Z

- Published: 2026-03-16 12:02 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:23 UTC · Assigner: Mattermost
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS: 0.28%, 21th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-770

## Description

Mattermost versions 11.3.x \<= 11.3.0, 11.2.x \<= 11.2.2, 10.11.x \<= 10.11.10 fail to properly handle very long passwords, which allows an attacker to overload the server CPU and memory via executing login attempts with multi-megabyte passwords. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00587

## 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-2026-24458)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24458)
- [https://mattermost.com/security-updates](https://mattermost.com/security-updates)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-24458 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-24458.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-24458 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:13:33.508Z