Mattermost fails to bound memory allocation when processing DOC files
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to bound memory allocation when processing DOC files which allows an authenticated attacker to cause server memory exhaustion and denial of service via uploading a specially crafted DOC file.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00581
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
34 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to bound memory allocation when processing DOC files which allows an authenticated attacker to cause server memory exhaustion and denial of service via uploading a specially crafted DOC file.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00581
Mattermost fails to bound memory allocation when processing DOC files in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 before v5.3.2-0.20260123215601-86797c508c44.
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to bound memory allocation when processing DOC files which allows an authenticated attacker to cause server memory exhaustion and denial of service via uploading a specially crafted DOC file.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00581
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/25xxx/CVE-2026-25780.json
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25780
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xv2p-wchj-qjhp
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/86797c508c444e299b20889ce241fde505a402cc
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost