Medium
GitLab Plugin Allows Non-Admin Users to Modify Default Instance Configuration
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 11.6.x <= 11.6.2, 11.5.x <= 11.5.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17 fail to enforce administrator authorization on the {{setDefaultInstance}} call within the {{/gitlab connect}} command handler, which allows any authenticated user to overwrite the global default GitLab instance configuration via the {{/gitlab connect }} slash command.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00644
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-5139
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 14:23 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
GitLab Plugin Allows Non-Admin Users to Modify Default Instance Configuration
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 22 Jun 2026, 13:34 UTC
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 11.6.x <= 11.6.2, 11.5.x <= 11.5.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17 fail to enforce administrator authorization on the {{setDefaultInstance}} call within the {{/gitlab connect}} command handler, which allows any authenticated user to overwrite the global default GitLab instance configuration via the {{/gitlab connect }} slash command.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00644
osv:CVE-2026-5139
Complete source record
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