CVE-2026-27656mediumCWE-303

CVE-2026-27656: medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost

Account Takeover via Substring Matching in OpenID Connect Authentication

Published · Updated

13Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 5.7epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 78% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Mattermost · Mattermost
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References
https://mattermost.com/security-updates