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CVE-2026-44229

RT: Cross-Site Scripting via inline-served uploaded content

Published: Jul 20, 2026Updated: Aug 18, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
5.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.10 and 6.0.3.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

bestpractical
commercialaka request tracker, request tracker for incident response, rt
rtOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
request trackerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/security/advisories/GHSA-x576-pvwp-c2qv
github.com
https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-6.0.3
github.com

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