CVE-2024-8071
System Role with edit access to permissions can elevate themselves to system admin
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the manage_system permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
System Role with edit access to permissions can elevate themselves to system admin
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the manage_system permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.
- Record
CVE-2024-8071- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2499
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the manage_system permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2499- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5263-pm2h-m7hw
Mattermost doesn't restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the manage_system permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.
- Record
GHSA-5263-pm2h-m7hw- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the manage_system permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.
- Record
CVE-2024-8071- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
System Role with edit access to permissions can elevate themselves to system admin
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the manage_system permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.
- Record
CVE-2024-8071- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5263-pm2h-m7hw
Mattermost doesn't restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the manage_system permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.
- Record
GHSA-5263-pm2h-m7hw- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-3094 No score
Mattermost doesn't restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
Mattermost doesn't restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Record
GO-2024-3094- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
9.9.0 up to 9.9.2 | 9.9.2 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
9.5.0 up to 9.5.8 | 9.5.8 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
9.10.0 up to 9.10.1 | 9.10.1 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
9.8.0 up to 9.8.3 | 9.8.3 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo |
9.5.0+incompatible up to 9.5.8+incompatible, 9.8.0+incompatible up to 9.8.3+incompatible, 9.9.0+incompatible up to 9.9.2+incompatible, 9.10.0+incompatible up to 9.10.1+incompatible | 9.5.8+incompatible9.8.3+incompatible9.9.2+incompatible9.10.1+incompatible |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
All versions | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-8071 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Mattermost, published August 22, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 9.9.2.