CVE-2026-44228 | RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket trac… | CVSS 5.4 MEDIUM

Description

RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 6.0.0 and above, prior to 6.0.3, contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, where user-controlled data is rendered without proper HTML escaping. An authenticated user with permission to set the relevant data can inject JavaScript that executes when another RT user views the affected page. This issue has been fixed in version 6.0.3.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-44228
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 2026-05-05 15:42 UTC
Published: 2026-07-20 17:34 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-20 17:34 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-79
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Gen…
Vendor / Product: bestpractical / rt
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.4 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1

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

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
bestpractical	rt	—	>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-79	cna	CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
5.4	MEDIUM	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References (2)

https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/security/advisories/GHSA-pfgp-5j8g-phgc https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/security/advisories/GHSA-pfgp-5j8g-phgc
https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-6.0.3 https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-6.0.3