Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent an invalid URL from loading in a pop-up window in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server owner to repeated crash the application via calling {{window.open('javascript:alert()');}}. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00618
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Mon, 18 May 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent an invalid URL from loading in a pop-up window in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server owner to repeated crash the application via calling {{window.open('javascript:alert()');}}. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00618
Title Opening a window with {{javascript:alert()}} as URL causes crash in the Mattermost Desktop App
Weaknesses CWE-939
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Metrics cvssV3_1

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


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-18T08:45:44.576Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T10:41:41.370Z

Link: CVE-2026-3471

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-18T09:16:22.847

Modified: 2026-05-18T09:16:22.847

Link: CVE-2026-3471

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Updated: 2026-05-18T10:30:23Z