CVE-2026-6541 Mattermost <=11.7.1 unauth playbook metric config change
CVE-2026-6541 Published on July 13, 2026
Unscoped updates to other playbooks' metric configuration
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.1, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to restrict metric configuration changes to the playbook being saved, which allows an authenticated user with team access to alter another users playbook metric settings via a crafted import or update request with a foreign metric ID. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00653
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-6541 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR Vulnerability?
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
CVE-2026-6541 has been classified to as an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-6541
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Affected Versions
Mattermost:- Version 11.7.0, <= 11.7.1 is affected.
- Version 11.6.0, <= 11.6.4 is affected.
- Version 10.11.0, <= 10.11.19 is affected.
- Version 11.8.0 is unaffected.
- Version 11.7.2 is unaffected.
- Version 11.6.5 is unaffected.
- Version 10.11.20 is unaffected.