Request TrackerApplication · Bestpractical

CVE-2026-44230

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2026-07-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.0.10 / 6.0.3 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 4 weeks old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-08-03.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Request TrackerApplication
Affected:>= 5.0.4, < 5.0.10>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.0.10 / 6.0.3 or later
Fixed in 5.0.106.0.3
Recommended fix High confidence

RT version 5.0.10 or 6.0.3 (depending on your current major version)

  1. Identify the currently installed RT (Request Tracker) version by checking the RT version file or admin interface
  2. If running version 5.0.4 through 5.0.9, plan upgrade to version 5.0.10
  3. If running version 6.0.0 through 6.0.2, plan upgrade to version 6.0.3
  4. Review the RT upgrade documentation for your current version
  5. Create a complete backup of the RT database and configuration files
  6. Test the upgrade in a staging environment before applying to production
  7. Stop RT services before performing the upgrade
  8. Apply the upgrade following RT's official upgrade procedures
Caveat Review RT release notes between your current version and the target version for any configuration or feature changes that may require adjustments

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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