# CVE-2026-6961: CVE-2026-6961: Path traversal via unsanitized FileInfo.Name in Mattermost federation sync

> CVE-2026-6961: CVE-2026-6961: Path traversal via unsanitized FileInfo.Name in Mattermost federation sync. CVSS 7.6 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-6961
Last updated: 2026-06-18T14:40:29Z

- Published: 2026-06-12 15:56 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-18 14:40 UTC · Assigner: Mattermost
- CVSS: 7.6 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
- EPSS: 0.30%, 23th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-22

## Description

Mattermost versions 11.6.x \<= 11.6.1, 11.5.x \<= 11.5.4, 10.11.x \<= 10.11.15, 10.11.x \<= 10.11.16 Mattermost fails to sanitize FileInfo.Name received from federated peers during shared channel file sync, which allows an attacker who controls a federated server to write files to arbitrary locations within the target server's filestore via path traversal sequences in the filename field.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00661

## 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-2026-6961)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6961)
- [https://mattermost.com/security-updates](https://mattermost.com/security-updates)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-6961 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-6961.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-6961 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:46.214Z