CVE-2026-6062: Mattermost doesn't validate channel ownership of an existing subscription before applying edits

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 validate channel ownership of an existing subscription before applying edits which allows an authenticated attacker to hijack subscriptions from channels they have no access to via a crafted PUT request to the subscription edit endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00650

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxq2-5jpg-7474
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6062

Code Behaviors & Features

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