CVE-2023-5920

Lack Of Secure Keyboard Entry Protection in MacOS Desktop

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Published Nov 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 2.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mattermost Desktop for MacOS fails to utilize the secure keyboard input functionality provided by macOS, allowing for other processes to read the keyboard input.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mattermost

Mattermost Desktop

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 5.5.0
`5.5.1`	unaffected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Mattermost Desktop to versions 5.5.1 or higher.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58192	Mattermost Desktop for MacOS fails to utilize the secure keyboard input functionality provided by macOS, allowing for other processes to read the keyboard input.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.196% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://mattermost.com/security-updates

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Mattermost Mattermost Desktop

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 8:36 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published: Nov 2, 2023, 8:34 AM
Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 8:36 PM
Reserved: Nov 2, 2023, 8:29 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 2, 2023, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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