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
Problem types
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
Product status
11.6.0 (semver)
11.5.0 (semver)
10.11.0 (semver)
10.11.0 (semver)
11.7.0
11.6.2
11.5.5
10.11.16
10.11.17
Credits
NeganSpl01t
References
mattermost.com/security-updates (MMSA-2026-00656)