CVE-2026-22244 (GCVE-0-2026-22244)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-08 15:12 – Updated: 2026-01-08 15:54
VLAI
Title
OpenMetadata Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates that leads to RCE
Summary
OpenMetadata is a unified metadata platform. Versions prior to 1.11.4 are vulnerable to remote code execution via Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates. An attacker must have administrative privileges to exploit the vulnerability. Version 1.11.4 contains a patch.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-1336 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
open-metadata OpenMetadata Affected: < 1.11.4
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