GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-6hxm-w4hv-vgvw Mattermost doesn't require role-management authorization when setting the scheme_admin flag on group syncable link and patch endpoints
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-7387
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server, github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-24
Affected packages
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 11.6.0, < 11.6.1 → fixed in 11.6.1
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 11.5.0, < 11.5.5 → fixed in 11.5.5
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 10.11.0, < 10.11.17 → fixed in 10.11.17
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8: >= 8.0.0-20250731163400-5b955468ea1e, < 8.0.0-20260506065351-202d125afa87 → fixed in 8.0.0-20260506065351-202d125afa87
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 role-management authorization when setting the scheme_admin flag on group syncable link and patch endpoints, which allows a user with group-link permissions to escalate themselves and group members to team or channel admin via crafted API requests. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00665
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-7387 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 Mattermost fails to require… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7387 advisory
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/pull/36434 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/pull/36432 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/pull/36431 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/pull/36423 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/pull/36316 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/d5f29c8ebbeb04460d16d9e2635ce50deeb78428 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/a9e574a82633915f22071f0d7ca2b006f249ec2a web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/8c72083414e675c97987374395e36d1f36b4bd8a web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/202d125afa87fe39611686850fd82590c99ca344 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/1ce2484a00c9821ee19708d2c46720e4855033a9 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v10.11.16 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.5.5 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.6.2 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.0 web
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost package