Zammad up to 6.5.3/7.0.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Zammad up to 6.5.3/7.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-34718. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Zammad up to 6.5.3/7.0.0. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.0.1 and 6.5.4, the HTML sanitizer for ticket articles was missing proper sanitization of data: ... URI schemes, resulting in storing such malicious content in the database of the Zammad instance. The Zammad GUI is rendering this content, due to applied CSP rules no harm was done by e.g., clicking such a link. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.1 and 6.5.4.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-34718 since 03/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.5.4 or 7.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1000). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Zammad Zammad

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Zammad 6.5.4/7.0.1

Timelineinfo

03/30/2026 CVE reserved
04/08/2026 +9 days Advisory disclosed
04/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/09/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-34718 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-34718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356339
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1000 - Zammad: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2026 20:53
Updated: 04/09/2026 09:57
Changes: 04/08/2026 20:53 (65), 04/09/2026 09:57 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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