Mattermost makes Use of Weak Hash

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

4.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2025-9078: 0.15% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 4.58 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17, 10.10.x <= 10.10.1, 10.9.x <= 10.9.3 fail to properly validate cache keys for link metadata which allows authenticated users to access unauthorized posts and poison link previews via hash collision attacks on FNV-1 hashing.

Published by the source

15 Sep 2025, 12:31 UTC

Last modified by the source

16 Sep 2025, 19:13 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-9p92-x77w-9fw2

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-9078

Advisory: Mattermost makes Use of Weak Hash
IDs: CVE-2025-9078, GHSA-9p92-x77w-9fw2
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-9078 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 8.0.0-20250718075842-cd87e5c87737; github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server 10.10.2, 10.9.4, 10.8.4, 10.5.9, 9.11.18. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8: affected < 8.0.0-20250718075842-cd87e5c87737; fixed in 8.0.0-20250718075842-cd87e5c87737
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: affected >= 10.8.0, < 10.8.4; >= 10.5.0, < 10.5.9; >= 9.11.0, < 9.11.18; >= 10.10.0, < 10.10.2; >= 10.9.0, < 10.9.4; fixed in 10.10.2, 10.9.4, 10.5.9, 9.11.18, 10.8.4

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p92-x77w-9fw2 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-9p92-x77w-9fw2 lists affected ranges: Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server >=10.8.0 =10.5.0 =9.11.0 =10.10.0 =10.9.0 =0 <8.0.0-20250718075842-cd87e5c87737)

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