CVE-2026-18551

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

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://mattermost.com/security-updates	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:11.10.0:::::::*

History

29 Oct 2026, 18:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Mattermost mattermost Server Mattermost
References	~~() https://mattermost.com/security-updates -~~	() https://mattermost.com/security-updates - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:11.10.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server::::::::

16 Oct 2026, 07:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-16 07:17

Updated : 2026-10-29 18:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-18551

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18551

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18551

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mattermost

mattermost_server

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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