Global session revocation does not invalidate active WebSocket connections

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 11.6.x <= 11.6.2, 11.5.x <= 11.5.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17 fail to invalidate cached authentication state for active WebSocket connections during global session revocation, which allows a user with an existing WebSocket connection to remain authenticated and continue receiving real-time events until the cached session expires or the client reconnects.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00664

Problem type

CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration

Affected products

Mattermost

Mattermost

<= 11.7.0 - AFFECTED

<= 11.6.2 - AFFECTED

<= 11.5.5 - AFFECTED

<= 10.11.17 - AFFECTED

11.8.0 - UNAFFECTED

11.7.1 - UNAFFECTED

11.6.3 - UNAFFECTED

11.5.6 - UNAFFECTED

10.11.18 - UNAFFECTED

References

MMSA-2026-00664

https://mattermost.com/security-updates

vendor-advisory

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-h998-hxxj-8q83

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 11.6.x <= 11.6.2, 11.5.x <= 11.5.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h998-hxxj-8q83

nvd.nist.gov

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9162

mattermost.com

https://mattermost.com/security-updates

github.com

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h998-hxxj-8q83

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-9162

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