CVE-2026-6850: Crafted message attachment causes client-side denial of service via markdown parser regex backtracking in Mattermost
Medium · CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.42%, 36th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: Mattermost
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
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · CWE-1333
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)
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- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
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