01 Record
CVE-2026-1046
Arbitrary application execution via unvalidated server-controlled URLs in Help menu
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Mattermost
CNA base score7.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
02 Description
Arbitrary application execution via unvalidated server-controlled URLs in Help menu
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 17.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-02-16 12:10Z8 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-02-17 17:05Z8 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-01-16
- Assigning CNA
- Mattermost
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-939Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL SchemeBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- dcaf5e85c64e33ee838d4dec0e973dca942a9be8891cfb822185ee19b0753fc5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- mattermost.comMMSA-2026-00577https://mattermost.com/security-updates
07 Remediation
Update Mattermost Desktop App to versions 6.1.0, 6.0.3.0, 5.13.3.0 or higher.