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

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Update Mattermost to versions 11.7.0, 11.6.2, 11.5.5, 10.11.16, 10.11.17 or higher.


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Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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
Title Mattermost: Delegated admins could patch protected default system roles
Weaknesses CWE-863
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T17:19:31.028Z

Reserved: 2026-04-21T08:47:06.795Z

Link: CVE-2026-6739

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T17:19:28.401Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-12T17:16:27.290

Modified: 2026-06-12T17:16:27.290

Link: CVE-2026-6739

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T18:30:32Z

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