Vulnerability · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-38447
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
osTicket 1.18.3 generates API keys using a predictable construction based on MD5 hashing. The use of MD5, combined with predictable inputs such as the current timestamp and client IP address, significantly reduces entropy. An attacker can approximate the key generation time and brute-force the key space within a feasible time window.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-331 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/blob/v1.18.3/include/class.api.php#L149
- https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/blob/v1.18.3/include/class.misc.php
- https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/commit/feccb6a3a90863fd31215ee738b39762177e658c
- https://github.com/fr3akhacks/cve-disclosures/blob/master/osTicket/CVE-2026-38447.md