---
id: CVE-2026-102490
title: >-
  All versions of Zammad including the latest alpha enable the local zammad user
  to escalate privileges to root.
summary: >-
  All versions of Zammad including the latest alpha enable the local zammad user
  to escalate privileges to root.
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/AU:Y/V:D'
vendor: Zammad GmbH
product: Zammad
affected:
  - Zammad >= 1.5.0 < 7.1.0-alpha
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T19:57:08.043'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102490'
references:
  - url: 'https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2026-102490'
    label: csirt@divd.nl
  - url: 'https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2026-00015'
    label: csirt@divd.nl
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T17:13:20.840Z'
---

## Overview

All versions of Zammad including the latest alpha enable the local zammad user to escalate privileges to root.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.