CVE-2026-93850 json
Unbounded memory consumption during PDF text extraction
published 2026-10-26 14 d ago modified 2026-11-02 6 d ago also EUVD-2026-109938
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
Patch / fix
- Mattermost Mattermost 11.7.11, 11.8.6, 11.9.2, 11.10.2, 11.11.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Mattermost Mattermost
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
References
-
mattermost.com
/security-updates
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-93850
- NVD CVE-2026-93850
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