Unauthorized users can trigger interactive post actions in private channels via action cookie channel mismatch in Mattermost
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.2, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to verify that the channel referenced in an action cookie matches the channel of the target post, which allows an authenticated user without access to a private channel to trigger interactive post actions on posts in that channel via a cookie obtained from any accessible channel.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00690
- Published
- Jul 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 20th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-863
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Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · Mattermost
- 6.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mattermost | mattermost server | cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mattermost mattermost server10.11.0 and later · before 10.11.20
- mattermost mattermost server11.6.0 and later · before 11.6.5
- mattermost mattermost server11.7.0 and later · before 11.7.3
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Mattermost). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mattermost Mattermost
- 11.8.0, 11.7.3, 11.6.5, 10.11.20not affected
- 11.7.0 and later · up to and including 11.7.2affected · semver
- 11.6.0 and later · up to and including 11.6.4affected · semver
- 10.11.0 and later · up to and including 10.11.19affected · semver
Same product
mattermost: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-4858Path traversal in integration action URL leading to arbitrary API execution via system admin’s auth token.39Monitor
- CVE-2025-12421Account Takeover via Code Exchange Endpoint39Monitor
- CVE-2025-12419Account takeover on OAuth/OpenID-enabled servers39Monitor
- CVE-2025-4981Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User39Monitor
- CVE-2023-6458Client side path traversal due to lack of route parameters validation39Monitor
- CVE-2017-18920An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.6.2.39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- minghseinyuc86595finder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-738731 days apartMattermost group syncable endpoints allow privilege escalation via scheme_admin35Monitor
- CVE-2025-25274479 days apartUnauthorized Command Execution in Archived Channels35Monitor
- CVE-2026-981635 days apartInsufficient server-side validation of board member role fields permits privilege escalation33Monitor
- CVE-2026-673931 days apartMattermost: Delegated admins could patch protected default system roles28Monitor
- CVE-2026-985935 days apartMattermost Boards plugin didn’t enforce role-based authorization on board channel link allowing board editors to expose boards to arbitrary channels26Monitor
- CVE-2026-2462119 days apartAdmin RCE via Malicious Plugin Upload on CI Test Instances26Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-863 · Incorrect AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.