---
id: CVE-2026-44228
title: 'RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system'
summary: >-
  RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system.
  Versions 6.0.0 and above, prior to 6.0.3, contain a stored Cross-Site
  Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, where user-controlled data is rendered without
  proper HTML esca…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: bestpractical
product: request_tracker
affected:
  - 'request_tracker >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3'
patched:
  - request_tracker 6.0.3
published: '2026-07-20'
updated: '2026-08-07'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44228'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-6.0.3'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/bestpractical/rt/security/advisories/GHSA-pfgp-5j8g-phgc
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00255
epssPercentile: 0.15299
ingestedAt: '2026-08-07T22:17:38.164Z'
---

## Overview

RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 6.0.0 and above, prior to 6.0.3, contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, where user-controlled data is rendered without proper HTML escaping. An authenticated user with permission to set the relevant data can inject JavaScript that executes when another RT user views the affected page. This issue has been fixed in version 6.0.3.

## Affected

- `request_tracker >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `request_tracker 6.0.3`