CVE-2025-41423Network attack vector

Unauthorized post deletion via missing endpoint permission check

Published Apr 24, 2025 · Updated Apr 24, 2025

Incorrect authorization in affected Mattermost releases allows remote authenticated users to delete Playbooks bot posts through an API endpoint. The /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/signal/keywords/ignore-thread handler accepts a target thread without enforcing channel access or the required post-management permission. Any account able to reach the endpoint can remove action posts created by the Playbooks bot, including posts in channels the account cannot access.

CVSS severity3.1
Low
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in affected Mattermost releases allows remote authenticated users to delete Playbooks bot posts through an API endpoint. The /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/signal/keywords/ignore-thread handler accepts a target thread without enforcing channel access or the required post-management permission. Any account able to reach the endpoint can remove action posts created by the Playbooks bot, including posts in channels the account cannot access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-41423
Published
Apr 24, 2025
Updated
Apr 24, 2025
Vendor
Mattermost
Product
Mattermost
Classifications
CWE-863
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.4.0 <=10.4.2
  2. Affected versionversion=10.5.0
  3. Affected versionversion=9.11.0 <=9.11.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Mattermost · Mattermostversion=10.4.0 <=10.4.2; version=10.5.0; version=9.11.0 <=9.11.10

Published CVSS scores

3.1GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

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