CVE-2026-16048Channel member roles accept out-of-scope roles
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Mattermost versions 11.8.x <= 11.8.2, 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21 fail to restrict channel member role assignment to channel-scoped roles which allows a channel administrator to gain additional channel permissions via the channel member roles API.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00697
- CVSS
- 6.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-863
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Mattermost
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Mattermost Mattermost mattermost:mattermost (from the name) | from 11.8.0 through 11.8.2; from 11.7.0 through 11.7.6; from 10.11.0 through 10.11.21; 11.9.0 not affected; 11.8.3 not affected; 11.7.7 not affected; 10.11.22 not affected | CNA record |
mattermost mattermost_server mattermost:mattermost_server | from 10.11.0 before 10.11.22; from 11.7.0 before 11.7.7; from 11.8.0 before 11.8.3 | NVD |
References
- https://mattermost.com/security-updatesvendor-advisory
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