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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Fixes

Solution

Update Mattermost to versions 11.2.0, 10.11.9 or higher.


Workaround

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History

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mattermost
Mattermost mattermost
Vendors & Products Mattermost
Mattermost mattermost

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-16T13:00:45.911Z

Reserved: 2025-12-17T11:54:59.643Z

Link: CVE-2025-14822

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-16T13:00:38.106Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-16T09:16:01.460

Modified: 2026-01-16T09:16:01.460

Link: CVE-2025-14822

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-16T13:41:42Z

Weaknesses