Mattermost: Delegated admins could patch protected default system roles
CVE-2026-6739

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mattermost
Status
Mattermost
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-6739?

Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.1, 11.5.x <= 11.5.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.15, 10.11.x <= 10.11.16 fail to require system-level permission when patching protected default system roles, which allows authenticated users with delegated user-management permissions to escalate privileges by altering built-in role permissions via the role patch API.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00656

Affected Version(s)

Mattermost 11.6.0 <= 11.6.1

Mattermost 11.5.0 <= 11.5.4

Mattermost 10.11.0 <= 10.11.15

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

NeganSpl01t
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