Crash in Mattermost Agents plugin via Zoom chat transcription
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Mattermost versions up to and including 11.9, 11.1.9, 11.5.8 and 11.10.7.0 fail to validate the length of Zoom chat lines before slicing them. An authenticated attacker can crash the Agents plugin by summarizing a Zoom chat transcription that contains short continuation lines. The flaw is an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions (CWE-754).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Mattermost versions <=11.9 11.1.9 11.5.8 11.10.7.0 fail to validate Zoom chat line length before slicing which allows an authenticated attacker to crash the Agents plugin via summarizing a Zoom chat transcription containing short continuation lines. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00723
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | <=11.9 11.1.9 11.5.8 11.10.7.0 – <=11.9 11.1.9 11.5.8 11.10.7.0 | 11.10.0, 11.9.2, 11.8.6, 11.7.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected <=11.9 11.1.9 11.5.8 11.10.7.0 – <=11.9 11.1.9 11.5.8 11.10.7.0 Fixed in 11.10.0, 11.9.2, 11.8.6, 11.7.11 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade Mattermost to 11.10.0, 11.9.2, 11.8.6 or 11.7.11, as described in Mattermost Advisory MMSA-2026-00723.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 11.10.0, 11.9.2, 11.8.6, 11.7.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116516
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-p4vm-rgr6-x9pc
References
Advisory 1
More Mattermost vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18933 Arbitrary file read in Mattermost Boards via import & export board archive CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2019-15071 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Packages before 5.16.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-04465 Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2019-15074 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Desktop App before 4.3.0 on macOS. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14068 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.6.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14060 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, and 3.6.7. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-116516 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116516 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p4vm-rgr6-x9pc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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