openEQUELLA < 2026.1.0 Authenticated Stored SSTI via FreemarkerPortletRenderer
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1336.
Summary
openEQUELLA before 2026.1.0 contains an authenticated stored server-side template injection vulnerability in FreemarkerPortletRenderer.renderHtml() that allows any authenticated non-guest user to achieve remote code execution by storing a malicious FreeMarker payload through a POST request to the RemotePortletService invoker endpoint. The markup field from stored portlet configuration is passed directly to custFactory.createResult() without a TemplateClassResolver restriction or FreeMarker sandboxing in BasicConfiguration, leaving built-ins such as ?new and freemarker.template.utility.Execute available, causing the payload to execute in the application server process context when any user renders a dashboard containing the affected portlet.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openequella | openEQUELLA | before 2026.1.0 | 2026.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- openEQUELLA Vendoropenequella Affected before 2026.1.0 Fixed in 2026.1.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA openEQUELLA (openequella) Fixed in 2026.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-94109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w599-5qgp-f3cf
- 2026-10-29 1 new reference · CNA
References
Exploit 1
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2026-94109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-94109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w599-5qgp-f3cf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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