Zammad GmbH Zammad: Zammad GmbH Zammad Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
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- started
- Oct 2, 2026
- closed
- ongoing
- CVEs
- 2
- sources
- 4
## summary
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. CISA added CVE-2026-102490, CVE-2026-102489 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-02 based on evidence of active exploitation.
severity: Actively exploited (CISA KEV)
## cve ids[2]
## affected
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
## fixed in
- See vendor advisory linked in sources
## timeline[1]
CISA added CVE-2026-102490, CVE-2026-102489 to the KEV catalog (due 2026-10-05).
## advisories[3]
## news & write-ups[1]
## notes & caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).
