Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to to verify that the token used during the code exchange originates from the same authentication flow, which allows an authenticated user to perform account takeover via a specially crafted email address used when switching authentication methods and sending a request to the /users/login/sso/code-exchange endpoint. The vulnerability requires ExperimentalEnableAuthenticationTransfer to be enabled (default: enabled) and RequireEmailVerification to be disabled (default: disabled).
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.9 · mattermostNVD modified 2026-10-19 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates Vendor Advisory