Mattermost versions 11.5.x <= 11.5.1 fail to verify channel membership when processing AI-assisted message rewrites which allows an authenticated attacker to read the content of threads in private channels and direct messages they do not have access to via a crafted request to the post rewrite endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00645
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Fixes
Solution
Update Mattermost to versions 11.6.0, 11.5.2 or higher.
Workaround
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| Description | Mattermost versions 11.5.x <= 11.5.1 fail to verify channel membership when processing AI-assisted message rewrites which allows an authenticated attacker to read the content of threads in private channels and direct messages they do not have access to via a crafted request to the post rewrite endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00645 | |
| Title | Missing authorization check in AI message rewrite endpoint allows access to private thread content | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-18T08:11:13.972Z
Reserved: 2026-03-30T14:35:03.836Z
Link: CVE-2026-5163
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-18T09:16:23.273
Modified: 2026-05-18T09:16:23.273
Link: CVE-2026-5163
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-18T10:30:23Z
Weaknesses