An issue was discovered in Mattermost Desktop App before 4.2.2.
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Desktop App before 4.2.2. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted link.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01656 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20861
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm46-35x5-j3c7
References
Advisory 1
More Mattermost Desktop vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15074 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Desktop App before 4.3.0 on macOS. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-09099 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Desktop App before 3.4.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26542 RCE in desktop app in Windows by local attacker CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-05712 Mattermost Desktop App fails to restrict the allow list of domains which NTLM credentials are passed CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-00781 Arbitrary application execution via unvalidated server-controlled URLs in Help menu CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2020-11317 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Desktop App before 4.4.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-20861 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20861 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xm46-35x5-j3c7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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