CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-86349

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.0, 11.8.x <= 11.8.4, 11.7.x <= 11.7.8, and 10.11.x <= 10.11.22 fail to limit nesting depth in the server-side Markdown parser, allowing an authenticated attacker to cause denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted post with deeply nested blockquotes or list items.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated user can overload the server, causing unavailability of the communication platform for all users.

Recommendation

Update Mattermost to a version that includes the fix as per advisory MMSA-2026-00707.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.0, 11.8.x <= 11.8.4, 11.7.x <= 11.7.8, 10.11.x <= 10.11.22 fail to limit the nesting depth in the server-side Markdown parser which allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU resource exhaustion) via a crafted post containing deeply nested blockquotes or list items.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00707

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS