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High · 8.3 CVE-2026-9816 EUVD-2026-60540GHSA-h2c9-x337-f543

Insufficient server-side validation of board member role fields permits privilege escalation

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by Mattermost

Description

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21, 11.8.x <= 11.8.3 fail to validate BoardMember.Scheme* fields server-side on insert and archive-import paths which allows a board editor or non-guest team member to grant board admin to arbitrary users via POST /api/v2/boards/{boardID}/members and POST /api/v2/teams/{teamID}/archive/import.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00685

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mattermost Mattermost 11.7.0 – ≤ 11.7.6, 10.11.0 – ≤ 10.11.21, 11.8.0 – ≤ 11.8.3 11.9.0

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