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Boards plugin retains Board Admin rights for users demoted to System Guest

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21, 11.8.x <= 11.8.3 fails to reconcile SchemeAdmin flags with a user's current role which allows a user demoted to System Guest to retain Board Admin privileges and perform admin-only operations via the Boards REST API or UI.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00691

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-10527
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 18:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Boards plugin retains Board Admin rights for users demoted to System Guest

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Aug 2026, 14:37 UTC

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21, 11.8.x <= 11.8.3 fails to reconcile SchemeAdmin flags with a user's current role which allows a user demoted to System Guest to retain Board Admin privileges and perform admin-only operations via the Boards REST API or UI.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00691

osv:CVE-2026-10527
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Boards plugin retains Board Admin rights for users demoted to System Guest",
    "summary": "Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.6, 10.11.x <= 10.11.21, 11.8.x <= 11.8.3 fails to reconcile SchemeAdmin flags with a user's current role which allows a user demoted to System Guest to retain Board Admin privileges and perform admin-only operations via the Boards REST API or UI.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00691",
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