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CVE-2026-102490 Unmapped

Zammad GmbH Zammad Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Vendor / product

Zammad GmbH — Zammad

Description (CISA)

Zammad GmbH Zammad contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that can allow the local zammad user to escalate privileges to root. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-102489.

Added to KEV

2026-10-02 — after the latest CTID mapping snapshot (2025-07-28)

Due date

2026-10-05

Required action

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Known ransomware use

Unknown

Forensic triage (CISA)

Yes

CWE

CWE-269

CISA notes

https://zammad.com/en/product/releases/
https://community.zammad.org/t/take-care-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2026-102490-is-reported-as-being-actively-exploited/21297/2
BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102490

Elsewhere

cve.org · NVD · CISA KEV · JSON

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