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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-3471 EUVD-2026-30757GHSA-fhqj-97rr-gvhp

Opening a window with {{javascript:alert()}} as URL causes crash in the Mattermost Desktop App

Published May 18, 2026 · Updated May 18, 2026 · Assigned by Mattermost

Description

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent an invalid URL from loading in a pop-up window in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server owner to repeated crash the application via calling {{window.open('javascript:alert()');}}. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00618

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mattermost Mattermost ≤ 6.0.1, ≤ 5.4.13 6.2.0

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