Mattermost Desktop App URL Validation Vulnerability Leading to Application Crash

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the Mattermost Desktop App in versions through 5.13.0, where the application fails to properly validate URLs from external sources relative to the user's configured Mattermost servers. This oversight allows an attacker to send a malformed URL that can crash the user's application.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes the Mattermost Desktop application to crash.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to Mattermost Desktop App version 5.13.1 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Oct 13, 2025, 8:18 PM
Updated: Oct 13, 2025, 8:18 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
0.0
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.4
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.7
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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