CVE-2025-11794 | Password hash and MFA secret returned in user email verification endpoint

Mattermost versions 10.11.x <= 10.11.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.11, 10.12.x <= 10.12.0 fail to sanitize user data which allows system administrators to access password hashes and MFA secrets via the POST /api/v4/users/{user_id}/email/verify/member endpoint

Published: 2025-11-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-11794 is rated Low Risk (25.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-11794

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.24% +0.21%
2 2026-04-12 0.05% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2026-03-16 0.05%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-11794

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-11794

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-11794

GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Mattermost allows system administrators to access password hashes and MFA secrets

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-11794

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.5.0, < 10.5.12 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.11.0, < 10.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.12.0, < 10.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-11794

URL Tags
https://mattermost.com/security-updates Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence