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CVE-2026-86349 (GCVE-0-2026-86349)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 13:51 – Updated: 2026-09-14 19:23
VLAI
Title
Mattermost Server Algorithmic DoS via Unbounded Markdown Block Nesting
Summary
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 19:13 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
References
URL Tags
https://mattermost.com/security-updates vendor-advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mattermost Mattermost Affected: 11.9.0 , ≤ 11.9.0 (semver)
Affected: 11.8.0 , ≤ 11.8.4 (semver)
Affected: 11.7.0 , ≤ 11.7.8 (semver)
Affected: 10.11.0 , ≤ 10.11.22 (semver)
Unaffected: 11.10.0
Unaffected: 11.9.1
Unaffected: 11.8.5
Unaffected: 11.7.9
Unaffected: 10.11.23
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