CVE-2026-16251

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 63/100
Published: 2026-10-16 Modified: 2026-10-29 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

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

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
mattermost mattermost_server 11.7.0 – 11.7.10
mattermost mattermost_server 11.10.0

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

63 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.28%
Raw Score 0.002800
Percentile 20.4%
Date 2026-10-29

Intelligence Sources

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