CVE-2026-44230
MediumCVSS 6.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs
Summary
RT versions 5.0.4-5.0.9 and 6.0.0-6.0.2 contain a reflected XSS vulnerability. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into visiting a crafted URL, executing arbitrary JavaScript in their session.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can steal sessions, modify tickets, or perform other actions in the victim's context, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the ticketing system.
Recommendation
Upgrade RT to version 5.0.10 or 6.0.3. Educate users about the risk of clicking suspicious links.
Other vulnerabilities in RT
See all- CVE-2026-44229Medium
RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 5.0.0 and 6.0.0 and above, prior to both 5.0.10 and 6.0.3 contain a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where uploaded content is served inline rather than as an attachment. An authenticated user who can upload content can include JavaScript in the upload that will execute in the browser session of any RT user who later views or downloads it.
- CVE-2026-44228Medium
RT (Request Tracker) versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.2 contain a stored XSS vulnerability. An authenticated user with appropriate permissions can inject JavaScript that executes when another user views the page.
- CVE-2026-44227Medium
RT (ticket tracking system) versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.2 contain a reflected XSS vulnerability. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into visiting a crafted URL, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's session.
- CVE-2026-41076High
RT is a ticket tracking system where versions up to 5.0.9 and 6.0.0-6.0.2 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in LDAP/AD setups. An attacker can authenticate as any LDAP-backed user without valid credentials.
- CVE-2026-41075High
RT, an open-source issue and ticket tracking system, versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.9 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.2, contains an SQL injection vulnerability. An authenticated user can craft input that is incorporated into database queries without proper validation, potentially allowing them to read or modify data in the RT database.
- CVE-2026-41074High
RT versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.2 contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can induce a logged-in RT user to visit a malicious web page, triggering arbitrary state-changing actions in RT on that user's behalf.
Original NVD description (English source)
RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 5.0.4 up to (but not including) 5.0.10, and 6.0.0 up to (but not including) 6.0.3 contain a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where an attacker who can induce an authenticated RT user to visit a crafted URL can execute arbitrary JavaScript in that user's browser session. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.10 and 6.0.3.