CVE•Published 2026-07-13•Modified 2026-07-13•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-6850Mattermost · Mattermost_server

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Description

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.2, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to validate the length and content of message attachment field values, which allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service for all users in a channel via a post containing a specially crafted payload that triggers catastrophic backtracking in the client-side markdown parser.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00658

Timeline

Published 2026-07-13

Modified 2026-07-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.

Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2026-6850

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Mattermost Mattermost Server"

All exposed Mattermost Mattermost Server instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Mattermost Server"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Mattermost Server" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-6850