CVE-2026-16251

Mattermost local image proxy allows server memory exhaustion via unbounded image response buffering

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Oct 16, 2026
Updated: Oct 16, 2026
Reserved: Jul 20, 2026

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

Scores

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

Weaknesses

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Affected Products

Product	Versions
MattermostMattermost	11.10.0 through 11.10.0Affected 11.7.0 through 11.7.9Affected 11.9.0 through 11.9.1Affected 11.8.0 through 11.8.5Affected 11.11.0Not affected 11.10.1Not affected 11.7.10Not affected 11.9.2Not affected 11.8.6Not affected

References

MMSA-2026-00726vendor-advisory

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