Description
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.2, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to validate the length and content of message attachment field values, which allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service for all users in a channel via a post containing a specially crafted payload that triggers catastrophic backtracking in the client-side markdown parser.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00658
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Remediation
Vendor Solution
Update Mattermost to versions 11.8.0, 11.7.3, 11.6.5, 10.11.20 or higher.
Tracking
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://mattermost.com/security-updates |
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History
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.2, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to validate the length and content of message attachment field values, which allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service for all users in a channel via a post containing a specially crafted payload that triggers catastrophic backtracking in the client-side markdown parser.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00658 | |
| Title | Crafted message attachment causes client-side denial of service via markdown parser regex backtracking in Mattermost | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1333 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-13T08:13:02.883Z
Reserved: 2026-04-22T10:05:15.625Z
Link: CVE-2026-6850
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-13T09:30:04Z
Weaknesses