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CVE-2026-1628 (GCVE-0-2026-1628)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-02 13:24 – Updated: 2026-03-02 14:58
VLAI
Title
Mattermost allows external websites to open within the app, exposing preload functionality to non-trusted sites.
Summary
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.13.3 fail to attach listeners restricting navigation to external sites within the Mattermost app which allows a malicious server to expose preload script functionality to untrusted servers via having a user open an external link in their Mattermost server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00596
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-02 14:57 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://mattermost.com/security-updates vendor-advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mattermost Mattermost Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.13.3 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.13.4.0
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