CVE-2025-46702 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) CWE-863 vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. A fix is available for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Mattermost Playbooks allows privilege escalation through improper access control in playbook run participant management
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-46702.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2025-46702 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.5, 9.11.x <= 9.11.15, 10.8.x <= 10.8.0, 10.7.x <= 10.7.2, 10.6.x <= 10.6.5 fail to properly enforce channel member management permissions when adding participants to playbook runs. This allows authenticated users with member-level permissions to bypass system admin restrictions and add or remove users to/from private channels via the playbook run participants feature, even when the 'Manage Members' permission has been explicitly removed. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive channel content and allow guest users to gain channel management privileges.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | all versions | 0.0.0-20250513065225-4ae5d647fb88go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v0.0.0-20250513065225-4ae5d647fb88 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | all versions | 8.0.0-20250513065225-4ae5d647fb88go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v8.0.0-20250513065225-4ae5d647fb88 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 9.11.0&&< 9.11.16 | 9.11.16go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v9.11.16 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 10.5.0&&< 10.5.6 | 10.5.6go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v10.5.6 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 10.6.0&&< 10.6.6 | 10.6.6go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v10.6.6 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 10.7.0&&< 10.7.3 | 10.7.3go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v10.7.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 0.0.0-20250513065225-4ae5d647fb88 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-46702 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-46702 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-46702. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-46702 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-46702 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.