CVE-2025-36530 | Import Path Traversal Enables Unauthorized Unsigned Plugin Installation

Mattermost versions 10.9.x <= 10.9.1, 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate file paths during plugin import operations which allows restricted admin users to install unauthorized custom plugins via path traversal in the import functionality, bypassing plugin signature enforcement and marketplace restrictions.

Published: 2025-08-21 Last update: 2025-08-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-36530 is rated Low Risk (33/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-36530

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 2026-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-01-17 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2025-08-27 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-36530

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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.
 2.3 4.0 [email protected]
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-36530

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-36530

GHSA-gq3r-5833-5532 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Mattermost Fails to Validate File Paths

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-36530

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mattermost mattermost_server >= 9.11.0, < 9.11.18 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.5.0, < 10.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.8.0, < 10.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.9.0, < 10.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-36530

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