CVE-2026-16251: Mattermost local image proxy allows server memory exhaustion via unbounded image response buffering
Medium · CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.28%, 20th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: Mattermost
Description
Mattermost versions 11.10.x <= 11.10.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.9, 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5 fail to limit the size of remote image responses buffered in memory during local image proxy direct fetches, which allows a remote attacker to cause memory exhaustion on the server via a crafted oversized image response.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00726
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · CWE-770
Tracked companies
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Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Mattermost: Mattermost
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- mattermost.com/security-updates (opens in new tab)
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- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)