CVE-2025-12689 | DoS in Calls plugin via malformed UTF-8 in WebSocket request

Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.4, 10.12.x <= 10.12.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.6 fail to check WebSocket request field for proper UTF-8 format, which allows attacker to crash Calls plug-in via sending malformed request.

Published: 2025-12-17 Last update: 2025-12-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-12689 is rated Low Risk (32.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-12689

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-18 0.06%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-12689

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-12689

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-12689

GHSA-j5vq-62gr-8v3r · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Mattermost fails to check Websocket request for proper UTF-8 format potentially crashing Calls plug-in

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-12689

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.11.0, < 10.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mattermost mattermost_server >= 10.12.0, < 10.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mattermost mattermost_server >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-12689

URL Tags
https://mattermost.com/security-updates Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence