CVE-2026-8074: Mattermost doesn't enforce bot-specific permission checks on the user active status endpoint

June 22, 2026 (updated September 15, 2026)

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17 fail to enforce bot-specific permission checks on the user active status endpoint, which allows a User Manager with user management write access but no Integrations access to deactivate bot accounts via the PUT /api/v4/users/{id}/active API endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00667

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-g5vr-6pgg-74qv
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8074

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