CVE-2026-44228

RT: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via insufficient template escaping

5.4 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Up 0.2 points since Jun 12, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.4

RT: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via insufficient template escaping

Record: CVE-2026-44228
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-46049 5.4

Record: EUVD-2026-46049
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.4

Record: CVE-2026-44228
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.4

RT: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via insufficient template escaping

Record: CVE-2026-44228
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44228 5.4

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44228
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`request-tracker5` Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu15.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm15.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm2	None known
`request-tracker5` Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu15.0.5+dfsg-25.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm15.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm2	None known
`request-tracker5` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.7+dfsg-65.0.10+dfsg-15.0.10+dfsg-3	None known
`request-tracker5` Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.7+dfsg-45.0.7+dfsg-65.0.7+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-44228 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Bestpractical Rt, published July 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.