CVE-2026-18799

Mattermost Server fails to restrict Slack import account binding, allowing team admins to forge posts as existing users

State: Published
Severity: 4.3 Medium
Published: Oct 16, 2026
Updated: Oct 16, 2026
Reserved: Aug 4, 2026

Description

Mattermost versions 11.10.x <= 11.10.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.9, 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5 fail to restrict Slack import account binding to system administrator-initiated imports which allows an authenticated attacker with team admin privileges to force-add existing Mattermost users to their team and forge posts attributed to those users' identities via a crafted Slack export containing target users' email addresses.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00757

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	4.3 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	Mattermost

Weaknesses

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
MattermostMattermost	11.10.0 through 11.10.0Affected 11.7.0 through 11.7.9Affected 11.9.0 through 11.9.1Affected 11.8.0 through 11.8.5Affected 11.11.0Not affected 11.10.1Not affected 11.7.10Not affected 11.9.2Not affected 11.8.6Not affected

References

MMSA-2026-00757vendor-advisory

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