CVE-2019-20854
It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-side application crash) via a LaTeX message.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.17.0. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-side application crash) via a LaTeX message.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.33% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mattermost/mattermost server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates/Vendor Advisory
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.