DOS via Zip Bomb Extraction, Mattermost <=11.4.0/11.3.1/10.11.11
CVE-2026-3114 Published on March 26, 2026

Zip Bomb Denial of Service via Unrestricted Archive Decompression
Mattermost versions 11.4.x <= 11.4.0, 11.3.x <= 11.3.1, 11.2.x <= 11.2.3, 10.11.x <= 10.11.11 fail to validate decompressed archive entry sizes during file extraction which allows authenticated users with file upload permissions to cause a denial of service via crafted zip archives containing highly compressed entries (zip bombs) that exhaust server memory.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00598

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-3114 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Data Amplification Vulnerability?

The software does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output. An example of data amplification is a "decompression bomb," a small ZIP file that can produce a large amount of data when it is decompressed.

CVE-2026-3114 has been classified to as a Data Amplification vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

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