CVE-2026-102490
Zammad GmbH Zammad Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2026-10-02. Federal due date: 2026-10-05.
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Zammad | Zammad | before 7.2.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2026-102490
- https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2026-00015
- https://github.com/zammad/zammad/security/advisories/GHSA-p97w-927q-8vxq
- https://zammad.com/en/advisories/cve-2026-102489-cve-2026-102490
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-102490