CVE-2026-38447
An attacker can approximate the key generation time and brute-force the key space within a feasible time window.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.67% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-331
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/fr3akhacks/cve-disclosures/blob/master/osTicket/CVE-2026-38447.md
- https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/blob/v1.18.3/include/class.api.php#L149
- https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/blob/v1.18.3/include/class.misc.php
- https://github.com/osTicket/osTicket/commit/feccb6a3a90863fd31215ee738b39762177e658c
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.