Vulnerability in Open Ises Tickets
CVE-2026-48248
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 disables TLS certificate verification in incs/login.inc.php by setting CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER to false (and not setting CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST) when issuing outbound HTTPS requests issued during the login/authentication flow. An attacker positioned on the network path between the server and the remote endpoint can present a forged certificate to intercept, monitor, or modify the request and response, including any API keys or session-bearing data in transit.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Open Ises Tickets — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48248?
- CVE-2026-48248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open Ises Tickets, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48248?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.