Mattermost versions 10.11.x <= 10.11.8 fail to validate input size before processing hashtags which allows an authenticated attacker to exhaust CPU resources via a single HTTP request containing a post with thousands space-separated tokens
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Solution
Update Mattermost to versions 11.2.0, 10.11.9 or higher.
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References
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| https://mattermost.com/security-updates |
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History
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Mattermost versions 10.11.x <= 10.11.8 fail to validate input size before processing hashtags which allows an authenticated attacker to exhaust CPU resources via a single HTTP request containing a post with thousands space-separated tokens | |
| Title | DoS from quadratic complexity in model.ParseHashtags | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-407 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-16T08:52:43.848Z
Reserved: 2025-12-17T11:54:59.643Z
Link: CVE-2025-14822
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-16T09:16:01.460
Modified: 2026-01-16T09:16:01.460
Link: CVE-2025-14822
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