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CVE-2026-27656

Mattermost versions 11.4.x <= 11.4.0, 11.3.x <= 11.3.1, 11.2.x <= 11.2.3, 10.11.x <= 10.11.11 fail to properly validate user identity in the OpenID {{IsSameUse…

Impact

Mattermost versions 11.4.x <= 11.4.0, 11.3.x <= 11.3.1, 11.2.x <= 11.2.3, 10.11.x <= 10.11.11 fail to properly validate user identity in the OpenID {{IsSameUser()}} comparison logic, which allows an attacker to take over arbitrary user accounts via an overly permissive substring matching flaw in the user discovery flow.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00590

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server>= 11.4.0-rc1, < 11.4.111.4.1
gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8>= 8.0.0-20260105080200-d27a2195068d, < 8.0.0-20260217110922-b7d4a1f1f59b8.0.0-20260217110922-b7d4a1f1f59b

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MattermostMattermost Server
from 10.11.0 before 10.11.12
from 11.2.0 before 11.2.4
from 11.3.0 before 11.3.2
from 11.4.0 before 11.4.1

Weakness classification

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