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CVE-2026-93850

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Description

Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-26 15:16:46.490000
Last modified
2026-10-26 17:17:31.347000
View original CVE JSON
{
  "id": "CVE-2026-93850",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:16:46.490",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T17:17:31.347",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Mattermost",
          "product": "Mattermost",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "11.9.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "11.9.1",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.8.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "11.8.5",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.7.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "11.7.10",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.10.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "11.10.1",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.11.0",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.9.2",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.8.6",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.7.11",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "11.10.2",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-10-26T15:32:33.745429Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-93850",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-409"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}