Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.0 6.2.0 5.2.13.0 fail to validate help links which allows a malicious Mattermost server to execute arbitrary executables on a user’s system via the user clicking on certain items in the Help menu Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00577
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Description Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.0 6.2.0 5.2.13.0 fail to validate help links which allows a malicious Mattermost server to execute arbitrary executables on a user’s system via the user clicking on certain items in the Help menu Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00577
Title Arbitrary application execution via unvalidated server-controlled URLs in Help menu
Weaknesses CWE-939
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-16T12:10:38.668Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T16:24:48.693Z

Link: CVE-2026-1046

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-16T13:16:00.793

Modified: 2026-02-16T13:16:00.793

Link: CVE-2026-1046

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