CVE-2026-9859 (GCVE-0-2026-9859)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-17 22:06 – Updated: 2026-08-18 14:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Mattermost Boards plugin didn’t enforce role-based authorization on board channel link allowing board editors to expose boards to arbitrary channels
Summary
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21, 11.8.x <= 11.8.3 fail to enforce PermissionManageBoardRoles on the channelId field of the batch endpoint, which allows an authenticated board editor to relink any board they can edit to an arbitrary channel via a crafted PATCH request. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00686
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 14:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://mattermost.com/security-updates | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost |
Affected:
11.7.0 , ≤ 11.7.6
(semver)
Affected: 10.11.0 , ≤ 10.11.21 (semver) Affected: 11.8.0 , ≤ 11.8.3 (semver) Unaffected: 11.9.0 Unaffected: 11.7.7 Unaffected: 10.11.22 Unaffected: 11.8.4 |
guessed |
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