CVE-2025-3227: Unauthorized channel member management through playbook runs
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-3227 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in mattermost. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 20-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 in playbook runs, allowing authenticated users without the 'Manage Channel Members' permission to add or remove users from public and private channels by manipulating playbook run participants when the run is linked to a channel.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
16%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server2 products
- v5All versions (No fix recorded)
- v6All versions (No fix recorded)
Mattermost2 products
- mattermost≥ 10.5.0, ≤ 10.5.5 | ≥ 9.11.0, ≤ 9.11.15 | 10.8.0 | ≥ 10.7.0, ≤ 10.7.2 | ≥ 10.6.0, ≤ 10.6.5
- mattermost_serverEOL≥ 9.11.0, < 9.11.16 | ≥ 10.5.0, < 10.5.6 | ≥ 10.6.0, < 10.6.6 | ≥ 10.7.0, < 10.7.3 | 10.8.0 | 10.8.0:rc1 | 10.8.0:rc2 | 10.8.0:rc3
Github.com/mattermost1 product
- mattermost-server< 0.0.0-20250520060012-d0380305ef7a | ≥ 10.8.0+incompatible, < 10.8.1+incompatible
Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server1 product
- v8≥ 10.5.0, < 10.5.6 | ≥ 9.11.0, < 9.11.16 | ≥ 10.8.0, < 10.8.1 | ≥ 10.7.0, < 10.7.3 | ≥ 10.6.0, < 10.6.6 | < 8.0.0-20250520060012-d0380305ef7a
4 vendors · 6 products