01 Record
CVE-2026-9816
Insufficient server-side validation of board member role fields permits privilege escalation
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Mattermost
CNA base score8.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Insufficient server-side validation of board member role fields permits privilege escalation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-19.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-17 22:05Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-18 15:26Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-28
- Assigning CNA
- Mattermost
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1a29b1d2ed569e7e3e25ba40ea4276d9e2a3cea62d5f3d7d892cb8bb76bf13a4
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- mattermost.comMMSA-2026-00685https://mattermost.com/security-updates
07 Remediation
Update Mattermost to versions 11.9.0, 11.7.7, 10.11.22, 11.8.4 or higher.