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CVE-2026-9602

Mattermost Desktop App crashes when malformed arguments are provided to some exposed IPC methods

Published: Jul 17, 2026Updated: Jul 30, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-400
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 6.0.2 5.6.13.0 fail to validate payloads sent from the Mattermost Web App to the Desktop App which allows a malicious server owner to crash the Mattermost Desktop App via changing the payload of a method to a malformed one. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00678

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

Mattermost
commercial·US
mattermost desktopOn-premDesktop App
Communications / messaging-chat
MattermostOn-premWeb App
Communications / messaging-chat

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

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

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