Mattermost up to 10.11.19/11.6.4/11.7.1 Playbook metric ID improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mattermost up to 10.11.19/11.6.4/11.7.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Playbook. Such manipulation of the argument metric ID leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-6541. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mattermost up to 10.11.19/11.6.4/11.7.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Playbook. The manipulation of the argument metric ID with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.1, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to restrict metric configuration changes to the playbook being saved, which allows an authenticated user with team access to alter another user’s playbook metric settings via a crafted import or update request with a foreign metric ID. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00653

The advisory is available at mattermost.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-6541 since 04/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 10.11.20, 11.6.5, 11.7.2 or 11.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Mattermost 10.11.20/11.6.5/11.7.2/11.8.0

Timelineinfo

04/17/2026 CVE reserved
07/13/2026 +87 days Advisory disclosed
07/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mattermost.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-6541 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378026

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2026 14:03
Changes: 07/13/2026 14:03 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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