Vulnerability · CVE-2026-48241
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database credentials in loader.php (a public-facing database utility) that are committed to the source repository.
Published May 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 23, 2026 · Open ISES Tickets before
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-48241. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of Open ISES Tickets before is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Open ISES Tickets before).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.52%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database credentials in loader.php (a public-facing database utility) that are committed to the source repository. Any actor with access to the public source tree (or an unauthenticated attacker with read access to the file on a deployed installation) can read the username, password, and database name and use them to connect to the database if it is reachable from their network.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-48241
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-48241. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of Open ISES Tickets before is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials. EPSS 0.52%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database credentials in loader.php (a public-facing database utility) that are committed to the source repository. Any actor with access to the public source tree (or an unauthenticated attacker with read access to the file on a deployed installation) can read the username, password, and database name and use them to connect to the database
Jul 23, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database credentials in loader.php (a public-facing database utility) that are committed to the source repository. Any actor with access to the public source tree (or an unauthenticated attacker with read access to the file on a deployed installation) can read the username, password, and database name and use them to connect to the database
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-48241
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-48241
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-48241
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database credentials in loader.php (a public-facing database utility) that are committed to the source repository. Any actor with access to the public source tree (or an unauthenticated attacker with read access to the file
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.