CVE-2026-102490

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-10-02), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — KEV-added this weekExploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 0.6%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
84
EG Risk 84/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.
EPSS PROB
0.6%
EPSS %ILE
48th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 30, 2026

Last Modified

October 3, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Oct 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-102490
generic

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https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2026-00015
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https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2026-102490

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-102490(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 56× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-04 06:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-04 02:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-03 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-03 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-03 15:37 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-03 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-10-03 11:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-03 08:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-10-03 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-03 04:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 9.4
  12. 2026-10-03 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-10-03 03:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-10-02 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-02 20:12 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-10-02 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-10-02 20:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 8.5
  18. 2026-10-02 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-10-02 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-10-02 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-10-02 17:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-10-02 17:12 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.80
  23. 2026-10-02 17:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-10-02 17:11 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.8 · CVSS v4 → 9.4 · severity → CRITICAL
  25. 2026-10-02 16:45 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-10-02 16:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-02 16:30 UTCEG score recompute▼ 0.40
  3. 2026-10-02 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-02 16:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.5 · CVSS v4 → 8.5 · severity → HIGH
  5. 2026-10-02 16:05 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-02 16:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-02 15:45 UTCCISA KEV update
  8. 2026-10-02 14:25 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.90
  9. 2026-10-02 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-10-02 14:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.4 · CVSS v4 → 9.4 · severity → CRITICAL
  11. 2026-10-02 13:52 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-10-02 13:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-10-02 09:11 UTCEG score recompute▼ 0.90
  14. 2026-10-02 09:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-02 09:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.5 · CVSS v4 → 8.5 · severity → HIGH
  16. 2026-10-02 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-10-02 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-10-01 22:44 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-10-01 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-10-01 19:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-10-01 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-10-01 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-10-01 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-10-01 07:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-10-01 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-10-01 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-30 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-30 17:25 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.90
  29. 2026-09-30 17:24 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.4 · CVSS v4 → 9.4 · severity → CRITICAL
  30. 2026-09-30 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-30 16:31 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2026-102490?
CVE-2026-102490 is a critical vulnerability published on September 30, 2026. All versions of Zammad including the latest alpha enable the local zammad user to escalate privileges to root.
When was CVE-2026-102490 disclosed?
CVE-2026-102490 was first published on September 30, 2026, with the most recent update on October 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-102490 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-102490 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 2, 2026, affecting Zammad GmbH Zammad. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-102490?
CVE-2026-102490 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2026-102490?
CVE-2026-102490 affects Zammad GmbH Zammad.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-102490?
A fix for CVE-2026-102490 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-102490 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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