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CVE-2023-5920

Lack Of Secure Keyboard Entry Protection in MacOS Desktop

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 2, 2023 at 08:34 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMattermost Desktop· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Mattermost Desktop· Mattermost
95%
v ≤ 5.5.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.5.1 (unaffected)
apple-macos (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mattermost.com/security-updates

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.3LOW[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo

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