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

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-12 · updated 2026-06-18
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

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 products

Mattermost: from 10.11.0 before 10.11.17; from 11.5.0 before 11.5.5; from 11.6.0 before 11.6.2 — fixed in 10.11.17, 11.5.5, 11.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mattermost 10.11.17, 11.5.5, 11.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://mattermost.com/security-updates

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