CVE-2026-10819 PUBLISHED

Mattermost Server Denial of Service via Animated GIF Emoji Upload

Assigner: Mattermost
Reserved: 04.06.2026 Published: 27.07.2026 Updated: 27.07.2026

Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.20, 11.8.x <= 11.8.1, 11.7.x <= 11.7.4 fail to limit the number of frames and enforce the file size cap on animated GIF uploads, which allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted animated GIF uploaded as a custom emoji.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00695

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor Mattermost
Product Mattermost
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 11.6.0 to 11.6.5 (incl.)
  • affected from 10.11.0 to 10.11.20 (incl.)
  • affected from 11.8.0 to 11.8.1 (incl.)
  • affected from 11.7.0 to 11.7.4 (incl.)
  • Version 11.9.0 is unaffected
  • Version 11.6.6 is unaffected
  • Version 10.11.21 is unaffected
  • Version 11.8.2 is unaffected
  • Version 11.7.5 is unaffected

Solutions

Update Mattermost to versions 11.9.0, 11.6.6, 10.11.21, 11.8.2, 11.7.5 or higher.

Credits

  • Adam Korczynski finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) CWE