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

🗓️ 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Mattermost Desktop for macOS older than six point zero lacks hardened runtime when packaged, enabling permission inheritance.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(282319);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-13326");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0016");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0281-S");

  script_name(english:"Mattermost Desktop < 6.0.0 (macOS) (MMSA-2025-00504)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Mattermost Desktop running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://mattermost.com/security-updates/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mattermost Desktop 6.0.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-13326");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/12/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/12/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macos_mattermost_desktop_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Mattermost");

  exit(0);
}


include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
  'metadata': {'spec_version': '1.0'},
  'requires': [
    {'scope': 'target', 'match': {'os': 'macos'}}
  ],
  'checks': [
    {
      'product': {'name': 'Mattermost', 'type': 'app'},
      'check_algorithm': 'default',
      'constraints': [ {'fixed_version':'6.0.0'} ]
    }
  ]
};

var result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_NOTE);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:result);

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30 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.13.9
EPSS0.00011
SSVC
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