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CVE-2017-18886 — mattermost-server

HIGH

CVE-2017-18886 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) CWE-732 vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. A fix is available for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Mattermost Server does not properly restrict use of slash commands

Also known asGHSA-wvjg-33p9-938hGO-2025-4204
Published
Updated
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 3, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs61th percentile — riskier than 61% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.48%0.97%1.46%0.3%1.0%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected
🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server

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Description

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2. It allows a bypass of restrictions on use of slash commands.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverall versions4.1.2go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v4.1.2
🐹Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server≥ 4.2.0-rc1&&< 4.2.14.2.1go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v4.2.1
🐹Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server≥ 4.3.0-rc1&&< 4.3.04.3.0go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v4.3.0

Affected Products

1 product · 6 configurations
Application
mattermost servermattermost
≥ 4.2.0 && < 4.2.1
1 version
4.3.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 4.1.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2017-18886 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2. It allows a bypass of restrictions on use of slash commands.
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CVE-2017-18886: mattermost-server — Fixed in 4.1.2