CVE-2026-102490
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-hgff-g8g3-4xr8 ↗EUVD-2026-90081 ↗
description
All Zammad versions, including the latest alpha releases, are affected. An attacker who can act as the local zammad user can elevate privileges to root on the host.
mitigation
Restrict and monitor access to the local zammad account, and isolate affected hosts from untrusted users. Apply vendor-provided remediation when available or discontinue exposed installations.
fixed in 7.1.0-alpha
outcome
Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-09-30vulncheck_kev: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-09-30 00:00ZEUVD known exploited (ENISA)
- 2026-09-30 00:00Z
- 2026-09-30 16:21Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-102490
- 2026-10-02 00:00ZCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
this entry in the feed
GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-102490
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published 2026-10-04 00:39Z
last change 2026-10-21 21:36Z
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