Path traversal in OTRS SendSupportBundle allows file deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
OTRS 7.0.x, 8.0.x, 2023.x, 2024.x, 2025.x and 2026.x through 2026.6.x are affected, as is OTRS Community Edition 6.x. A path traversal in the SendSupportBundle functionality (CWE-22) lets an authenticated administrator reference file paths outside the intended directory. An attacker with valid administrator access can delete files that the OTRS application process can access, within that process's file permissions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A path traversal vulnerability in the OTRS SendSupportBundle functionality allows an authenticated administrator to reference file paths outside the intended directory. This may allow files accessible to the OTRS application process to be deleted. The vulnerability does not bypass operating system file permissions. On OTRS versions prior to OTRS 7, the effective permissions of the web server process are relevant. Starting with OTRS 7, access is limited by the permissions of the dedicated OTRS user. Files with overly permissive ownership or file system permissions may therefore also be affected. The affected functionality may additionally attempt to include controlled files in a support bundle. However, support bundles are sent to a predefined OTRS support address, and direct disclosure of arbitrary files to the attacker has not been demonstrated. An attacker therefore requires valid administrative access to exploit the vulnerable functionality. The primary demonstrated impact is the deletion of files outside the intended directory within the effective permissions of the OTRS application process. This issue affects OTRS: * 7.0.X * 8.0.X * 2023.X * 2024.X * 2025.X * 2026.X before 2026.7.X Please note that ((OTRS)) Community Edition 6.x and before are vulnerable. Products based on the ((OTRS)) Community Edition also very likely to be affected
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) | OTRS | 7.0.x and later; 8.0.x and later; 2023.x and later; 2024.x and later; 2025.x and later; 2026.x – 2026.6.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| OTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) | ((OTRS)) Community Edition | 6.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OTRS VendorOTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) Affected 7.0.x and later; 8.0.x and later; 2023.x and later; 2024.x and later; 2025.x and later; 2026.x – 2026.6.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ((OTRS)) Community Edition VendorOTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) Affected 6.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for OTRS. The sources list no fixed version for ((OTRS)) Community Edition.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78355
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-mjfj-wgf2-r3pg
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More OTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-70873 Authentication bypass via spoofed Remote-User header in OTRS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-70866 Insufficient session revocation in OTRS lets old tokens stay valid CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-70865 Unauthenticated disclosure of OTRS Agent Frontend configuration CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-70872 Formula injection in OTRS CSV exports CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-70868 Duplicate customer identities across backends in OTRS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-70862 Cross-site request forgery in OTRS Import/Export admin console CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-78355 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78355 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjfj-wgf2-r3pg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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