# CVE-2026-9597: Deactivated guest accounts can authenticate via magic-link token in Mattermost REST API login endpoint

> CVE-2026-9597: Deactivated guest accounts can authenticate via magic-link token in Mattermost REST API login endpoint. CVSS 5.4 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-9597
Last updated: 2026-07-13T20:53:34Z

- Published: 2026-07-13 08:17 UTC · Updated: 2026-07-13 20:53 UTC · Assigner: Mattermost
- CVSS: 5.4 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.23%, 14th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-305

## Description

Mattermost versions 11.7.x \<= 11.7.2, 11.6.x \<= 11.6.4 fail to verify whether a guest account is deactivated before creating a session in the magic-link token login path, which allows a deactivated guest user to obtain a fully functional session via a magic-link token issued prior to deactivation.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00681

## 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-2026-9597)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9597)
- [https://mattermost.com/security-updates](https://mattermost.com/security-updates)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-9597 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-9597.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-9597 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:10:45.972Z