CVE-2026-102490 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

All versions of Zammad including the latest alpha enable the local zammad user to escalate privileges to root.

Published: 2026-09-30

Score: 9.4 Critical

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zammad GmbH

Zammad

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.5.0`	affected	< 7.1.0-alpha
`*`	unknown	< 1.5.0

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2026-102490
https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2026-00015

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		All versions of Zammad including the latest alpha enable the local zammad user to escalate privileges to root.
Title		Undisclosed LPE in Zammad v1.5.0 to v7.1.0-alpha
References		https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2026-102490 https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2026-00015
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 9.4, 'vector': '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/AU:Y/V:C'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: DIVD

Published: 2026-09-30T16:21:20.601Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T16:21:20.601Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T09:46:12.490Z

Link: CVE-2026-102490

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-30T17:16:40.707

Modified: 2026-09-30T17:16:40.707

Link: CVE-2026-102490

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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