CVE-2026-102489
Critical 9.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Zammad GmbH Zammad Session Fixation Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Description
Zammad versions 6.3.0 to 6.5.4 are vulnerable a session hijack vulnerability that leads to remote code execution as the zammad user. The bug is also present in version 7.0.0 to version 7.1.2, but not exploitable due to changes in the underlying framework.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8 (CRITICAL)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
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9.4 (CRITICAL)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:C/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 22% (percentile: 98) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-384
Affected products
zammad: zammad; docker: docker; linux: linux kernel
References
- https://community.zammad.org/t/take-care-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2026-10… Vendor Advisory
- https://zammad.com/en/advisories/cve-2026-102489-cve-2026-102490 Vendor Advisory
- https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2026-102489 Third Party Advisory
- https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2026-00015 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026… US Government Resource