CVE-2024-39613: Mattermost Desktop App Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability

September 16, 2024

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.8.0 fail to specify an absolute path when searching the cmd.exe file, which allows a local attacker who is able to put an cmd.exe file in the Downloads folder of a user’s machine to cause remote code execution on that machine.

References

docs.mattermost.com/about/desktop-app-changelog.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wj4j-qc2m-fgh7
github.com/mattermost/desktop
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39613

Code Behaviors & Features

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