Mattermost Desktop <6.0 Log Sanitization Bypass
CVE-2025-13321 Published on December 17, 2025
Mattermost Desktop App logging sensitive information and fails to clear data on server deletion
Mattermost Desktop App versions <6.0.0 fail to sanitize sensitive information from Mattermost logs and clear data on server deletion which allows an attacker with access to the users system to gain access to potentially sensitive information via reading the application logs.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-13321 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-13321
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Affected Versions
Mattermost:- Before and including 6.0.0 is affected.
- Version 6.0.0 is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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