CVE-2026-44228 json
RT: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via insufficient template escaping
published 2026-07-20 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-46049
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 6.0.0 and above, prior to 6.0.3, contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, where user-controlled data is rendered without proper HTML escaping. An authenticated user with permission to set the relevant data can inject JavaScript that executes when another RT user views the affected page. This issue has been fixed in version 6.0.3.
Patch / fix
- bestpractical request_tracker 6.0.3
- bestpractical rt 6.0.3
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-44228 updated cvss 5.4
RT: RT: Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution via improper data handling.
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- bestpractical rt
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/bestpractical/rt/security/advisories/GHSA-pfgp-5j8g-phgc
vendor-advisory
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github.com
/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-6.0.3
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-44228
- NVD CVE-2026-44228
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.