Description
Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769
Published: 2026-10-26
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Mattermost to versions 11.11.0, 11.9.2, 11.8.6, 11.7.11, 11.10.2 or higher.

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References
Link Providers
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History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769
Title Unbounded memory consumption during PDF text extraction
Weaknesses CWE-409
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T16:46:45.587Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T18:41:27.257Z

Link: CVE-2026-93850

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-26T15:16:46.490

Modified: 2026-10-26T16:50:49.857

Link: CVE-2026-93850

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-409

    Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)