CVE-2026-48188 (GCVE-0-2026-48188)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-01 03:33 – Updated: 2026-06-01 03:33
VLAI
Title
SQL Injection via MySQL Quote Method
Summary
An improper Input Validation vulnerability in OTRS or ((OTRS)) Community Edition database layer module allows an unauthenticated SQL injection which can lead to an authentication bypass. This issue only affects the system if the MySQL/MariaDB server is configured with the NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES SQL mode. This issue affects OTRS: * 7.0.X * 8.0.X * 2023.X * 2024.X * 2025.X * 2026.X before 2026.4.X * (OTRS)) Community Edition: 6.0.x Products based on the ((OTRS)) Community Edition also very likely to be affected
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OTRS AG OTRS Affected: 7.0.x
Affected: 8.0.x
Affected: 2023.x
Affected: 2024.x
Affected: 2025.x
Affected: 2026.x , ≤ 2026.3.x (patch)
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OTRS AG ((OTRS)) Community Edition Affected: 6.x
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Date Public
2026-06-01 07:00
Credits
Special thanks to Daniel Triznafor reporting this vulnerability
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