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Request Tracker CVE-2026-41073

MEDIUM
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File (CWE-1236)
2026-05-22 GitHub_M
4.6
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Source Code Evidence Fetched
May 22, 2026 - 21:46 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
May 22, 2026 - 21:46 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions prior to 5.0.10 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.2 contain a spreadsheet (CSV/formula) injection vulnerability. User-controlled data in spreadsheet exports is not sanitized before being written to the output file, which can cause spreadsheet applications to interpret crafted values as formulas or macros when the file is opened. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.10 and 6.0.3. If developers are unable to upgrade immediately, they can temporarily work around this issue by avoiding opening exported RT spreadsheet files directly in spreadsheet applications when the data may contain untrusted user input.

AnalysisAI

Spreadsheet formula injection in Best Practical Request Tracker (RT) allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to embed malicious formulas in ticket fields that execute when an administrator or staff member exports data to CSV and opens the file in a spreadsheet application. Affected versions span the entire RT 5.0 line prior to 5.0.10 and RT 6.0.0 through 6.0.2. …

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CVE-2026-41073 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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