Vulnerability · CVE-2026-4643
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App…
Published May 18, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · mattermost desktop
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4643. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of mattermost desktop is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low3.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.29%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe mattermost/mattermost desktop · stated mattermost desktop
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server or plugin to crash the desktop client via invoking {{window.close()}} in the renderer context, leading to a denial of service condition at the client level. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00633
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- cpe mattermost/mattermost desktopversion unspecified
- stated mattermost desktop<= 6.1
How to fix CVE-2026-4643
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4643. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of mattermost desktop is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with mattermost desktop <= 6.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-754. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 18, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server or plugin to crash the desktop client via invoking {{window.close()}} in the renderer context, leading to a denial of service condition at the client level. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00633
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server or plugin to crash the desktop client via invoking {{window.close()}} in the renderer context, leading to a denial of service condition at the client level. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00633
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4643
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-4643
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4643
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 6.0.1 5.4.13.0 fail to prevent server-rendered content from closing an underlying application view in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows a malicious server or plugin to crash the desktop client via invoking {{window.close()}} in the rend
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.