CVE-2026-38447
critical · 9.8osTicket 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.
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
39th
EPSS percentile
2026-08-03
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-331
References
- https://github.com/fr3akhacks/cve-disclosures/blob/master/osTicket/CVE-2026-38447.md
- 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
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-38447