CVE-2026-12882

Summary

Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.0, 11.8.x <= 11.8.4, 11.7.x <= 11.7.7, 10.11.x <= 10.11.22 fail to parse Markdown autolinks with unmatched trailing closing parentheses in linear time, which allows an authenticated user with permission to create posts to cause excessive server CPU consumption and degrade availability for other users via specially crafted post or message attachment content. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00703

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MattermostMattermost11.9.0 <= 11.9.0affected
MattermostMattermost11.8.0 <= 11.8.4affected
MattermostMattermost11.7.0 <= 11.7.7affected
MattermostMattermost10.11.0 <= 10.11.22affected
MattermostMattermost11.10.0unaffected
MattermostMattermost11.9.1unaffected
MattermostMattermost11.8.5unaffected
MattermostMattermost11.7.8unaffected
MattermostMattermost10.11.23unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-407: CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References