---
id: CVE-2026-48241
title: Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in loader.php
summary: >-
  Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database credentials
  in loader.php (a public-facing database utility) that are committed to the
  source repository. Any actor with access to the public source tree (or an
  unauthenti…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-798
vendor: Open ISES
product: Tickets
affected:
  - Tickets < 3.44.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-05-21T18:03:17.489447Z'
published: '2026-05-21'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T14:04:28.613Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48241'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2'
    label: Tickets 3.44.2 Release Notes
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openises/tickets/commit/ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbff
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-hardcoded-mysql-credentials-in-loader-php
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00305
epssPercentile: 0.23436
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T14:51:22.399Z'
---

## Overview

Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database credentials in loader.php (a public-facing database utility) that are committed to the source repository. Any actor with access to the public source tree (or an unauthenticated attacker with read access to the file on a deployed installation) can read the username, password, and database name and use them to connect to the database if it is reachable from their network.

## Affected

- `Tickets < 3.44.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.