CVE-2026-38447

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-03. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

osTicket 1.18.3 generates API keys using a predictable construction based on MD5 hashing. The use of MD5, combined with predictable inputs such as the current timestamp and client IP address, significantly reduces entropy. An attacker can approximate the key generation time and brute-force the key space within a feasible time window.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

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%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 3, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available

commit feccb6a3a908 (osTicket/osTicket)

Patch available: osTicket/osTicket v1.17.8 (contains commit feccb6a3a908)

https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/commit/feccb6a3a90863fd31215ee738b39762177e658c
generic

osTicket/include/class.misc.php at v1.18.3 · osTicket/osTicket · GitHub

https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/blob/v1.18.3/include/class.misc.php
generic

osTicket/include/class.api.php at v1.18.3 · osTicket/osTicket · GitHub

https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/blob/v1.18.3/include/class.api.php#L149
generic

cve-disclosures/osTicket/CVE-2026-38447.md at master · fr3akhacks/cve-disclosures · GitHub

https://github.com/fr3akhacks/cve-disclosures/blob/master/osTicket/CVE-2026-38447.md

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-38447(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 53× in last 7d / 133× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 133 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-20 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-20 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 08:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-08-19 20:12 UTCEG score recompute
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  8. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-18 12:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-17 14:06 UTCEG score recompute
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  24. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-17 05:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  37. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-12 12:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-11 15:50 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-11 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-11 11:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-08-11 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
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  61. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  73. 2026-08-07 20:17 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-38447?
CVE-2026-38447 is a critical vulnerability published on August 3, 2026. osTicket 1.18.3 generates API keys using a predictable construction based on MD5 hashing. The use of MD5, combined with predictable inputs such as the current timestamp and client IP address, significantly reduces entropy. An attacker can approximate the key generation time and brute-force the key…
When was CVE-2026-38447 disclosed?
CVE-2026-38447 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-38447 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-38447 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-38447?
CVE-2026-38447 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-38447?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-38447, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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