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
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Fixes
Solution
Update Mattermost to versions 11.10.0, 11.9.1, 11.8.5, 11.7.8, 10.11.23 or higher.
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References
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| https://mattermost.com/security-updates |
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History
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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 | |
| Title | Mattermost Markdown autolink parsing denial of service | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-407 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-14T11:19:45.988Z
Reserved: 2026-06-22T10:27:00.877Z
Link: CVE-2026-12882
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-14T11:17:03.050
Modified: 2026-09-14T11:17:03.050
Link: CVE-2026-12882
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