---
id: CVE-2026-44230
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 5.0.4 up to (but not including) 5.0.10, and 6.0.0 up to (but not
  including) 6.0.3 contain a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
  where an att…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: bestpractical
product: request_tracker
affected:
  - 'request_tracker >= 5.0.4, < 5.0.10'
  - '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-2026-44230'
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-p724-v26h-32g9
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00263
epssPercentile: 0.16144
ingestedAt: '2026-08-07T22:17:38.197Z'
---

## Overview

RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 5.0.4 up to (but not including) 5.0.10, and 6.0.0 up to (but not including) 6.0.3 contain a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where an attacker who can induce an authenticated RT user to visit a crafted URL can execute arbitrary JavaScript in that user's browser session. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.10 and 6.0.3.

## Affected

- `request_tracker >= 5.0.4, < 5.0.10`
- `request_tracker >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `request_tracker 6.0.3`