CVE-2026-8075
Posting a malicious markdown image crashes the Mattermost Desktop App
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 5.5.13 6.0.2.0 fail to properly null check when checking for headers in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user to crash another channel members Desktop App via posting a malicious link with an embedded image that misses one of those headers. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00668
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Posting a malicious markdown image crashes the Mattermost Desktop App
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 5.5.13 6.0.2.0 fail to properly null check when checking for headers in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user to crash another channel members Desktop App via posting a malicious link with an embedded image that misses one of those headers. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00668
- Record
CVE-2026-8075- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-45157
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 5.5.13 6.0.2.0 fail to properly null check when checking for headers in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user to crash another channel members Desktop App via posting a malicious link with an embedded image that misses one of those headers. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00668
- Record
EUVD-2026-45157- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rm64-886x-w6qc
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 5.5.13 6.0.2.0 fail to properly null check when checking...
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 5.5.13 6.0.2.0 fail to properly null check when checking for headers in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user to crash another channel members Desktop App via posting a malicious link with an embedded image that misses one of those headers. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00668
- Record
GHSA-rm64-886x-w6qc- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 5.5.13 6.0.2.0 fail to properly null check when checking for headers in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user to crash another channel members Desktop App via posting a malicious link with an embedded image that misses one of those headers. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00668
- Record
CVE-2026-8075- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Posting a malicious markdown image crashes the Mattermost Desktop App
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.2 5.5.13 6.0.2.0 fail to properly null check when checking for headers in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user to crash another channel members Desktop App via posting a malicious link with an embedded image that misses one of those headers. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00668
- Record
CVE-2026-8075- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-8075 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Mattermost, published July 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.