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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-8683 · published 15 June 2026

CVE-2026-8683: Mattermost desktop allocation without limits vulnerability

Mattermost · Mattermost Desktop

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to account for attempting to open extremely long URLs in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server owner to crash the application via including a script to call window.open on a very large URL. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00652

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.36% · top 73.4% CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.36%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to account for attempting to open extremely long URLs in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server owner to crash the application via including a script to call window.open on a very large URL. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00652

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://mattermost.com/security-updates Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-8683), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.