Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server or plugin to crash the desktop client via invoking {{window.close()}} in the renderer context, leading to a denial of service condition at the client level. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00633
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Solution
Update Mattermost Desktop App to versions 6.2.0, 6.1.1.0, 5.13.5.0 or higher.
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| Description | Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server or plugin to crash the desktop client via invoking {{window.close()}} in the renderer context, leading to a denial of service condition at the client level. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00633 | |
| Title | Calling window.close() from server-side content causes crash in the Mattermost Desktop App | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-754 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-18T08:43:34.588Z
Reserved: 2026-03-23T11:42:45.791Z
Link: CVE-2026-4643
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-18T09:16:23.127
Modified: 2026-05-18T09:16:23.127
Link: CVE-2026-4643
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-18T10:30:23Z
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