CVE-2026-18551: Mattermost guest account privilege escalation via member roles API

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-16 · updated 2026-10-29
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Mattermost versions 11.10.x <= 11.10.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.9, 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5 fail to validate the combination of guest and admin scheme roles which allows an authenticated attacker to escalate a guest account to team or channel admin via a crafted PUT request to the member roles API endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00752

Affected products

Mattermost: from 11.7.0 before 11.7.10; from 11.8.0 before 11.8.6; from 11.9.0 before 11.9.2; 11.10.0 (and their updates) — fixed in 11.7.10, 11.8.6, 11.9.2
Mattermost: from 11.10.0 through 11.10.0; from 11.7.0 through 11.7.9; from 11.9.0 through 11.9.1; from 11.8.0 through 11.8.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mattermost 11.7.10, 11.8.6, 11.9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://mattermost.com/security-updates

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