Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21 fail to prevent guest users from receiving Board Admin privileges during board archive import which allows a board member to escalate a guest user to Board Admin via importing a crafted .boardarchive file. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00672
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Mattermost | Mattermost | unaffected |
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Solution
Update Mattermost to versions 11.9.0, 11.7.7, 10.11.22 or higher.
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References
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| https://mattermost.com/security-updates |
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History
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21 fail to prevent guest users from receiving Board Admin privileges during board archive import which allows a board member to escalate a guest user to Board Admin via importing a crafted .boardarchive file. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00672 | |
| Title | Insufficient validation of guest board admin privileges on archive import | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-17T14:26:52.203Z
Reserved: 2026-07-17T09:40:22.350Z
Link: CVE-2026-16044
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