Mattermost allows external websites to open within the app, exposing preload functionality to non-trusted sites.

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1628",
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    "title": "Mattermost allows external websites to open within the app, exposing preload functionality to non-trusted sites.",
    "summary": "Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.13.3 fail to attach listeners restricting navigation to external sites within the Mattermost app which allows a malicious server to expose preload script functionality to untrusted servers via having a user open an external link in their Mattermost server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00596",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:48.403108264Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/1xxx/CVE-2026-1628.json",
        "https://mattermost.com/security-updates",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 516717,
  "published_at": "2026-03-02T13:24:21.391+00:00"
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