Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-61873
Low 2.6
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in Request Tracker from bestpractical. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.6Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Best Practical Request Tracker (RT) before 4.4.9, 5.0.9, and 6.0.2 allows CSV Injection via ticket values when TSV export is used.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | request-tracker4 | 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61873 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker4 | 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u3 | DSA-6032-1 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u4 | DSA-6031-1 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61873 |
| Debian:13 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.7+dfsg-4+deb13u1 | DSA-6031-1 |
| Debian:13 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.7+dfsg-4+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61873 |
| Debian:14 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.7+dfsg-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61873 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61873 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61873 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61873 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61873 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bestpractical | Request Tracker | 0 – before 4.4.95.0 – before 5.0.96.0 – before 6.0.2 |
Weakness: CWE-1236 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N