CVE-2024-37182 json
Lack of permissions prompting when opening external URLs
published 2024-06-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-hvxg-77mg-vrvp , EUVD-2024-2077
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.7.0 fail to correctly prompt for permission when opening external URLs which allows a remote attacker to force a victim over the Internet to run arbitrary programs on the victim's system via custom URI schemes.
Patch / fix
- npm mattermost-desktop 5.8.0
- Mattermost Mattermost 5.8.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | mattermost-desktop | <5.8.0 |
5.8.0 |
Affected products
- Mattermost Mattermost
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
-
github.com
/mattermost/desktop/commit/1c9fc719dc2b74495a05f7ebc90e92e7daa03e6d
web
-
mattermost.com
/security-updates
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37182
advisory
-
github.com
/mattermost/desktop
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-37182
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hvxg-77mg-vrvp
- NVD CVE-2024-37182
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