Insufficient permission validation on cross-team playbook run creation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Mattermost versions 11.5.x <= 11.5.1 fail to validate team-level run_create permission against the target team when creating a playbook run which allows an authenticated team member to create runs in teams where they lack permission via specifying a different team ID in the run creation API request. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00629
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | 11.5.0 – 11.5.1 | 11.6.0, 11.5.2, 10.11.14, 11.4.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 8.0.0-20260304132957-9f2616376582 to before 8.0.0-20260320113102-f2b3d1c6a945 | 8.0.0-20260320113102-f2b3d1c6a945 | Patch available | GHSA-6cfr-wp44-6qmv |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 11.5.0 – 11.5.1 Fixed in 11.6.0, 11.5.2, 10.11.14, 11.4.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0-20260304132957-9f2616376582 to before 8.0.0-20260320113102-f2b3d1c6a945 Fixed in 8.0.0-20260320113102-f2b3d1c6a945 Patch available GHSA-6cfr-wp44-6qmv
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.11.0 to before 10.11.17; 11.5.0 to before 11.5.5; 11.6.0 to before 11.6.2 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.11.0 to before 10.11.17; 11.5.0 to before 11.5.5; 11.6.0 to before 11.6.2 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 11.6.0, 11.5.2, 10.11.14, 11.4.4
- Fix · GHSA-6cfr-wp44-6qmv github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.0.0-20260320113102-f2b3d1c6a945 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cfr-wp44-6qmv
References
More Mattermost Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18933 Arbitrary file read in Mattermost Boards via import & export board archive CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-04465 Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-14068 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.6.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14060 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, and 3.6.7. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14048 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.1.0, 4.0.4, and 3.10.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-14360 Arbitrary file read via block duplication in Mattermost Boards CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-4055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cfr-wp44-6qmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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