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Low · 3.5 CVE-2026-4643 EUVD-2026-30758GHSA-mf43-g8vp-9q4m

Calling window.close() from server-side content 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 server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server or plugin to crash the desktop client via invoking {{window.close()}} in the renderer context, leading to a denial of service condition at the client level. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00633

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mattermost Mattermost ≤ 6.0.1, ≤ 5.4.13 6.2.0

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