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Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026

Account Takeover via Code Exchange Endpoint

CVE-2025-12421

Description

Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to to verify that the token used during the code exchange originates from the same authentication flow, which allows an authenticated user to perform account takeover via a specially crafted email address used when switching authentication methods and sending a request to the /users/login/sso/code-exchange endpoint. The vulnerability requires ExperimentalEnableAuthenticationTransfer to be enabled (default: enabled) and RequireEmailVerification to be disabled (default: disabled).

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go
< 8.0.0-20251022210333-acda1fb5dd468.0.0-20251022210333-acda1fb5dd46
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.311.0.3
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
>= 10.12.0, < 10.12.210.12.2
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
>= 10.11.0, < 10.11.510.11.5
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
>= 10.5.0, < 10.5.1310.5.13

Affected products

4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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