---
id: CVE-2026-48244
title: Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded Google Maps API Key in settings.inc.php
summary: >-
  Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 embeds a hardcoded Google Maps API key in
  settings.inc.php that is committed to the public source repository. The key
  can be extracted by anyone with read access to the source and used to make
  Google Maps …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-798
vendor: Open ISES
product: Tickets
affected:
  - Tickets < 3.44.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-05-21T18:22:17.430072Z'
published: '2026-05-21'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T14:04:30.825Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48244'
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-google-maps-api-key-in-settings-inc-php
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00224
epssPercentile: 0.13087
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T14:51:22.397Z'
---

## Overview

Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 embeds a hardcoded Google Maps API key in settings.inc.php that is committed to the public source repository. The key can be extracted by anyone with read access to the source and used to make Google Maps Platform requests billed against the original owner's Google Cloud project.

## Affected

- `Tickets < 3.44.2`

## Remediation

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