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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2026-86349 EUVD-2026-77480GHSA-6mc8-c94m-mjg8

Mattermost Server Algorithmic DoS via Unbounded Markdown Block Nesting

Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by Mattermost

Description

Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.0, 11.8.x <= 11.8.4, 11.7.x <= 11.7.8, 10.11.x <= 10.11.22 fail to limit the nesting depth in the server-side Markdown parser which allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU resource exhaustion) via a crafted post containing deeply nested blockquotes or list items.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00707

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mattermost Mattermost 11.9.0 – ≤ 11.9.0, 11.8.0 – ≤ 11.8.4, 11.7.0 – ≤ 11.7.8, 10.11.0 – ≤ 10.11.22 11.10.0

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