CVE-2026-12882

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

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://mattermost.com/security-updates

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-14 11:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 19:30

NVD link : CVE-2026-12882

Mitre link : CVE-2026-12882

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-12882

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-407

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

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