CVE-2026-5139: Mattermost doesn't enforce administrator authorization on the {{setDefaultInstance}} call within the {{/gitlab connect}} command handler

June 22, 2026 (updated September 15, 2026)

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 enforce administrator authorization on the {{setDefaultInstance}} call within the {{/gitlab connect}} command handler, which allows any authenticated user to overwrite the global default GitLab instance configuration via the {{/gitlab connect }} slash command.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00644

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-2g8v-grq3-hq2g
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5139

Code Behaviors & Features

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