How severe is CVE-2025-53971?

CVE-2025-53971 has a CVSS score of 3.8/10, rated LOW. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2025-53971?

CVE-2025-53971 affects the following packages: github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go), github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go), github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go), github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 (Go), github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go). Ecosystems affected: Go.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53971?

Update github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 10.5.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-53971 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2025-53971 in my Go dependencies?

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.

How do I mitigate CVE-2025-53971 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Is CVE-2025-53971 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2025-53971 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-53971?

CVE-2025-53971 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.2%, placing it in the 10th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-53971?

CVE-2025-53971 is classified as CWE-863 (CWE-863). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2025-53971 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2025-53971 was published on August 21, 2025 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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LOW severity

CVE-2025-53971 — mattermost-server

LOW

CVE-2025-53971 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.8) 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.

Channel and Team Membership APIs inadvertently allow loss of Member privileges.

Also known asGHSA-4276-cm8c-788hGO-2025-3902

Published

Aug 21, 2025

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

5 pkgs

Patched

3 / 5

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 2, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

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-2025-53971.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs10th percentile — riskier than 10% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

5 pkgs affected

🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6

Real-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 <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate authorization for team scheme role modifications which allows Team Admins to demote Team Members to Guests via the PUT /api/v4/teams/team-id/members/user-id/schemeRoles API endpoint.

Affected Packages

5 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐹Go	`github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server`	≥ 10.5.0&&< 10.5.9	10.5.9`go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v10.5.9`
🐹Go	`github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server`	≥ 9.11.0&&< 9.11.18	9.11.18`go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v9.11.18`
🐹Go	`github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8`	all versions	8.0.0-20250721095846-c602a4a78e1f`go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v8.0.0-20250721095846-c602a4a78e1f`
🐹Go	`github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5`	all versions	No fix
🐹Go	`github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6`	all versions	No fix

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations

Application

mattermost servermattermost

≥ 10.5.0 && < 10.5.9

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
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 10.5.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-53971 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

3.8/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-863CWE-863

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

mattermost

7.3/10

Maintained10/10

Dependency-Update-Tool10/10

Code-Review10/10

Branch-Protection4/10

Vulnerabilities0/10

Assessed Nov 2, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

Aug 21, 2025

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2025-53971

GHSA-4276-cm8c-788h

GO-2025-3902

References

Advisorygithub.com · CVE 2025 53971.json Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2025 53971 Webmattermost.com · security updates Webpkg.go.dev · GO 2025 3902 Packagegithub.com · mattermost

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is low severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs affecting mattermost-server are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-5139CVE-2026-8074CVE-2026-9162CVE-2026-6673CVE-2026-6062CVE-2026-8823CVE-2026-6046CVE-2026-7387

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 28, 2026