Mattermost versions 11.10.x <= 11.10.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.9, 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5 fail to limit the size of remote image responses buffered in memory during local image proxy direct fetches, which allows a remote attacker to cause memory exhaustion on the server via a crafted oversized image response.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00726
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Mattermost versions 11.10.x <= 11.10.0, 11.7.x <= 11.7.9, 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5 fail to limit the size of remote image responses buffered in memory during local image proxy direct fetches, which allows a remote attacker to cause memory exhaustion on the server via a crafted oversized image response.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00726
Title Mattermost local image proxy allows server memory exhaustion via unbounded image response buffering
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published: 2026-10-16T07:14:59.296Z

Updated: 2026-10-16T11:57:33.968Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T07:26:18.823Z

Link: CVE-2026-16251

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T11:57:28.590Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-16T08:17:12.527

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:23:18.623

Link: CVE-2026-16251

cve-icon Redhat

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