---
id: CVE-2026-18256
title: >-
  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 properly restrict private teams from public team
  search results, which allows an authenticated user without permission to list
  private t…
summary: >-
  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 properly restrict private teams from public team
  search results, which allows an authenticated user without permission to list
  private t…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: Mattermost
product: Mattermost
affected:
  - Mattermost >= 11.10.0 <= 11.10.0
  - Mattermost >= 11.7.0 <= 11.7.9
  - Mattermost >= 11.9.0 <= 11.9.1
  - Mattermost >= 11.8.0 <= 11.8.5
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T19:23:18.623'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18256'
references:
  - url: 'https://mattermost.com/security-updates'
    label: responsibledisclosure@mattermost.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00162
epssPercentile: 0.05301
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-16T11:57:52.562948Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T08:02:23.121Z'
---

## Overview

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 properly restrict private teams from public team search results, which allows an authenticated user without permission to list private teams to disclose the ID, name, and display name of private teams via a modified team search request. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00748

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.