Mattermost fails to properly authorize the requests fetching team associated AD/LDAP groups, allowing a user to fetch details of AD/LDAP groups of a team that they are not a member of.
When running in a High Availability configuration, Mattermost fails to sanitize some of the user_updated and post_deleted events broadcast to all users, leading to disclosure of sensitive information to some of the users with currently connected Websocket clients.
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 restrict role_updated websocket event broadcasts to members of the affected team or channel which allows an authenticated attacker with guest-level access to observe permission scheme change notifications for private teams they are not a member of via the websocket connection.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00616
Mattermost fails to scope the WebSocket response around notified users to a each user separately resulting in the WebSocket broadcasting the information about who was notified about a post to everyone else in the channel.
Mattermost versions 10.0.x <= 10.0.0 and 9.11.x <= 9.11.2 fail to properly query ElasticSearch when searching for the channel name in channel switcher which allows an attacker to get private channels names of channels that they are not a member of, when Elasticsearch v8 was enabled.
Mattermost Plugins versions <=2.0.3.0 fail to properly mask sensitive configuration values which allows an attacker with access to support packets to obtain original plugin settings via exported configuration data. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00606
Mattermost fails to check whether the “Allow users to view archived channels” setting is enabled during permalink previews display, allowing members to view permalink previews of archived channels even if the “Allow users to view archived channels” setting is disabled.
The Guest account feature in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier fails to properly restrict the permissions, which allows a guest user to fetch a list of all public channels in the team, in spite of not being part of those channels.
When archiving a team, Mattermost fails to sanitize the related Websocket event sent to currently connected clients. This allows the clients to see the name, display name, description, and other data about the archived team.
Mattermost 6.3.0 and earlier fails to protect email addresses of the creator of the team via one of the APIs, which allows authenticated team members to access this information resulting in sensitive & private information disclosure.
Mattermost fails to perform correct authorization checks when creating a playbook action, allowing users without access to the playbook to create playbook actions. If the playbook action created is to post a message in a channel based on specific keywords in a post, some playbook information, like the name, can be leaked.
Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to sanitize team email addresses to be visible only to Team Admins, which allows any authenticated user to view team email addresses via the GET /api/v4/channels/{channel_id}/common_teams endpoint
Mattermost fails to check the Show Full Name option at the /api/v4/teams/TEAM_ID/top/team_members endpoint allowing a member to get the full name of another user even if the Show Full Name option was disabled
Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.0, 11.5.x <= 11.5.3, 11.4.x <= 11.4.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.14 fail to sanitize team member data when returned via API to users without elevated permissions which allows a user without permissions to get data about team members roles via invoking various team API endpoints.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00626
Mattermost Boards plugin v0.10.0 and earlier fails to protect email addresses of all users via one of the Boards APIs, which allows authenticated and unauthorized users to access this information resulting in sensitive & private information disclosure.
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 2.2.0. It allows unintended access to information stored by a web browser.
Mattermost fails to properly validate the "Show Full Name" option in a few endpoints in Mattermost Boards, allowing a member to get the full name of another user even if the Show Full Name option was disabled.
Mattermost fails to check the "Show Full Name" setting when rendering the result for the /plugins/focalboard/api/v2/users API call, allowing an attacker to learn the full name of a board owner.
Mattermost versions 9.6.x <= 9.6.0, 9.5.x <= 9.5.2, 9.4.x <= 9.4.4 and 8.1.x <= 8.1.11 fail to remove detailed error messages in API requests even if the developer mode is off which allows an attacker to get information about the server such as the full path were files are stored
Mattermost version 8.1.x before 8.1.9 fails to sanitize data associated with permalinks when a plugin updates an ephemeral post, allowing an authenticated attacker who can control the ephemeral post update to access individual posts' contents in channels they are not a member of.
Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.3, 9.6.x <= 9.6.1 and 8.1.x <= 8.1.12 fail to enforce proper access controls which allows user to view arbitrary post contents via the /playbook add slash command
Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.3, 9.6.x <= 9.6.1 and 8.1.x <= 8.1.12 fail to perform proper access control which allows a guest to get the metadata of a public playbook run that linked to the channel they are guest via sending an RHSRuns GraphQL query request to the server
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0, 9.8.x <= 9.8.2, when shared channels are enabled, fail to redact remote users' original email addresses stored in user props when email addresses are otherwise configured not to be visible in the local server."
Mattermost fails to check the required permissions in the POST /api/v4/channels/stats/member_count API resulting in channel member counts being leaked to a user without permissions.
Mattermost fails to properly restrict the access of files attached to posts in an archived channel, resulting in members being able to access files of archived channels even if the “Allow users to view archived channels” option is disabled.
Mattermost versions 8.1.x before 8.1.9, 9.2.x before 9.2.5, and 9.3.0 fail to sanitize the metadata on posts containing permalinks under specific conditions, which allows an authenticated attacker to access the contents of individual posts in channels they are not a member of.
Mattermost versions 11.5.x <= 11.5.1, 11.4.x <= 11.4.3 fail to validate the X-Requested-With header on the burn-on-read reveal endpoint which allows an authenticated channel member to force the reveal of a burn-on-read message without recipient consent via a crafted Markdown image tag.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00636
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.7.1, 5.6.4, 5.5.3, and 4.10.6. It does not honor flags API permissions when deciding whether a user can receive intra-team posts.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.9.0, 5.8.1, 5.7.3, and 4.10.8. Changes, within the application, to e-mail addresses are mishandled.
Mattermost versions 11.5.x <= 11.5.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.13, 11.4.x <= 11.4.3 fail to check public/private permissions which allows members without these permissions to access public playbooks via /get.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00591
Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.9 fail to properly filter the channel data when ElasticSearch is enabled which allows a user to get private channel names by using cmd+K/ctrl+K.
Mattermost fails to perform proper authorization in the /plugins/focalboard/api/v2/users endpoint allowing an attacker who is a guest user and knows the ID of another user to get their information (e.g. name, surname, nickname) via Mattermost Boards.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.7. It allows a bypass of e-mail address discovery restrictions.
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 11.6.x <= 11.6.2, 11.5.x <= 11.5.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17 fail to invalidate cached authentication state for active WebSocket connections during global session revocation, which allows a user with an existing WebSocket connection to remain authenticated and continue receiving real-time events until the cached session expires or the client reconnects.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00664
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.2, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to check the manage_shared_channels permission in the /share-channel autocomplete handler, which allows an authenticated user without that permission to enumerate configured remote cluster connection metadata via slash command autocomplete.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00676
A missing permissions check in the /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/runs API in Mattermost allows an attacker to list and view playbooks belonging to a team they are not a member of.
Mattermost versions 9.10.x <= 9.10.1, 9.9.x <= 9.9.2, 9.5.x <= 9.5.8 fail to limit access to channels files that have not been linked to a post which allows an attacker to view them in channels that they are a member of.
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Focalboard version 8.0 fails to validate file ownership when serving uploaded files. This allows an authenticated attacker who knows a victim's fileID to read the content of the file. NOTE: Focalboard as a standalone product is not maintained and no fix will be issued.
Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.3, 9.6.x <= 9.6.1, 8.1.x <= 8.1.12 fail to restrict the audience of the "custom_playbooks_playbook_run_updated" webhook event, which allows a guest on a channel with a playbook run linked to see all the details of the playbook run when the run is marked by finished.
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0 fail to preserve the redacted state of burn-on-read posts during deletion which allows channel members to access unrevealed burn-on-read message contents via the WebSocket post deletion event.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00579
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to filter invite IDs based on user permissions, which allows regular users to bypass access control restrictions and register unauthorized accounts via leaked invite IDs during team creation.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00565
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to properly enforce read permissions in search API endpoints which allows guest users without read permissions to access posts and files in channels via search API requests. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00554
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to canonicalize IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses before reserved IP validation which allows an attacker to perform SSRF attacks against internal services via IPv4-mapped IPv6 literals (e.g., [::ffff:127.0.0.1]).. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00585
Mattermost versions 11.1.x <= 11.1.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.9, 11.2.x <= 11.2.1 fail to validate user permissions when creating Jira issues from Mattermost posts, which allows an authenticated attacker with access to the Jira plugin to read post content and attachments from channels they do not have access to via the /create-issue API endpoint by providing the post ID of an inaccessible post.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00550
Mattermost fails to properly verify the permissions needed for viewing archived public channels, allowing a member of one team to get details about the archived public channels of another team via the GET /api/v4/teams/<team-id>/channels/deleted endpoint.
Mattermost versions 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 Fail to invalidate cached permalink preview data when a user loses channel access which allows the user to continue viewing private channel content via previously cached permalink previews until cache reset or relogin.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00580
Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17, 10.10.x <= 10.10.1, 10.9.x <= 10.9.3 fail to properly validate cache keys for link metadata which allows authenticated users to access unauthorized posts and poison link previews via hash collision attacks on FNV-1 hashing
Mattermost fails to delete the attachments when deleting a message in a thread allowing a simple user to still be able to access and download the attachment of a deleted message
Mattermost fails to properly restrict requests to localhost/intranet during the interactive dialog, which could allow an attacker to perform a limited blind SSRF.