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CVE-2026-86349
Mattermost Server Algorithmic DoS via Unbounded Markdown Block Nesting
Medium4.3EPSS 0.37%
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- Mattermost
Description
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
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| MattermostCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 11.9.0 – ≤ 11.9.0
- affected 11.8.0 – ≤ 11.8.4
- affected 11.7.0 – ≤ 11.7.8
- affected 10.11.0 – ≤ 10.11.22
- unaffected 11.10.0
- unaffected 11.9.1
- unaffected 11.8.5
- unaffected 11.7.9
- unaffected 10.11.23
What to do
Solution: Update Mattermost to versions 11.10.0, 11.9.1, 11.8.5, 11.7.9, 10.11.23 or higher.
References (1)
- MMSA-2026-00707 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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