Mattermost Desktop < 6.0.0 (macOS) (MMSA-2025-00504)

low Nessus Plugin ID 282319

Synopsis

Mattermost Desktop running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Mattermost Desktop installed on the remote host is prior to 6.0.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the MMSA-2025-00504 advisory:

- Mattermost Desktop App versions <6.0.0 fail to enable the Hardened Runtime on the Mattermost Desktop App when packaged for Mac App Store which allows an attacker to inherit TCC permissions via copying the binary to a tmp folder. (CVE-2025-13326)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mattermost Desktop 6.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://mattermost.com/security-updates/

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 282319

File Name: mattermost_desktop_MMSA-2025-00504_mac.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/7/2026

Updated: 1/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-13326

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mattermost

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13326

IAVA: 2026-A-0016