CVE-2026-6046
MEDIUMPlugin bot username conflict allows user account to be used as bot identity in Mattermost Server
Title source: cnaDescription
Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.1, 11.5.x <= 11.5.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.15, 10.11.x <= 10.11.16 fail to validate that a username returned during bot registration belongs to a bot account, which allows an unprivileged attacker to intercept private messages sent by plugins via direct message channels by pre-registering a user account with a predictable plugin bot username.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00649
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
8.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (9)
Mattermost/Mattermost
10.11.0 - 10.11.15
Mattermost/Mattermost
10.11.0 - 10.11.16
Mattermost/Mattermost
10.11.16
Mattermost/Mattermost
10.11.17
Mattermost/Mattermost
11.5.0 - 11.5.4
Mattermost/Mattermost
11.5.5
Mattermost/Mattermost
11.6.0 - 11.6.1
Mattermost/Mattermost
11.6.2
Mattermost/Mattermost
11.7.0
Published
Jun 12, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 12, 2026