cve/2024/CVE-2024-39613.md

### [CVE-2024-39613](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-39613)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Mattermost&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-427%3A%20Uncontrolled%20Search%20Path%20Element&color=brightgreen)

### Description

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.8.0 fail to specify an absolute path when searching the cmd.exe file,  which allows a local attacker who is able to put an cmd.exe file in the Downloads folder of a user's machine to cause remote code execution on that machine.

### POC

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

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.