Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 6.2.2.0 fail to redact the pre-auth secret when generating a diagnostics report, which allows a local attacker with access to a user's diagnostics report or log files to obtain the plaintext pre-auth secret configured for a connected server via inspecting the Server Connectivity (Step-3) diagnostics output. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00716

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Update Mattermost Desktop App to versions 6.3.0, 6.2.3.0 or higher.


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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Description Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 6.2.2.0 fail to redact the pre-auth secret when generating a diagnostics report, which allows a local attacker with access to a user's diagnostics report or log files to obtain the plaintext pre-auth secret configured for a connected server via inspecting the Server Connectivity (Step-3) diagnostics output. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00716
Title Plaintext pre-auth secret exposure via Desktop App diagnostics report
Weaknesses CWE-200
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T22:09:49.590Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T22:07:53.714Z

Link: CVE-2026-75587

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T23:16:52.820

Modified: 2026-08-17T23:16:52.820

Link: CVE-2026-75587

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Updated: 2026-08-18T00:00:04Z

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