Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769

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Solution

Update Mattermost to versions 11.11.0, 11.9.2, 11.8.6, 11.7.11, 11.10.2 or higher.


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Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769
Title Unbounded memory consumption during PDF text extraction
Weaknesses CWE-409
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T16:46:45.587Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T18:41:27.257Z

Link: CVE-2026-93850

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T16:40:43.239Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-26T15:16:46.490

Modified: 2026-10-26T17:17:31.347

Link: CVE-2026-93850

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T17:30:15Z

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