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otrs2, znuny — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78359

OTRS does not sufficiently enforce the uniqueness of customer user identities across multiple configured CustomerUser backends. When multiple backends, such as a database and LDAP, are configured, the uniqueness check for customer user email addresses is performed only within the selected backend. As a result, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify customer users may create a customer user whose email address is already assigned to a customer user in another backend. This can result in multiple customer user records representing the same communication identity. Depending on the affected workflow and backend resolution, customer-related information or email communication may subsequently be associated with or exposed to the wrong customer user. The vulnerability does not allow unauthenticated users to create customer accounts. Exploitation requires permissions to create or modify customer users. 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

Products
otrs2, znuny
Affected versions
4.0.10-1, 5.0.1-1, 5.0.1-2, 5.0.2-1, 5.0.23-1, 5.0.24-1, 5.0.3-1, 5.0.5-1, 5.0.6-1, 5.0.7-1, 6.0.1-1, 6.0.2-1, 6.0.20-1, 6.0.23-2, 6.0.24-1, 6.0.25-1, 6.0.25-2, 6.0.25-3, 6.0.26-1, 6.0.3-1, 6.0.32-6, 6.0.4-1, 6.0.5-1, 6.1.2-1, 6.2.1-1, 6.2.2-2, 6.5.15-2, 6.5.18-1, 6.5.20-1, 6.5.21-1, 6.5.22-1, 6.5.23-1, 6.5.3-1, 6.5.4-1, 6.5.5-1, 6.5.6-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-78359
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 03:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78359

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTC

OTRS does not sufficiently enforce the uniqueness of customer user identities across multiple configured CustomerUser backends. When multiple backends, such as a database and LDAP, are configured, the uniqueness check for customer user email addresses is performed only within the selected backend. As a result, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify customer users may create a customer user whose email address is already assigned to a customer user in another backend. This can result in multiple customer user records representing the same communication identity. Depending on the affected workflow and backend resolution, customer-related information or email communication may subsequently be associated with or exposed to the wrong customer user. The vulnerability does not allow unauthenticated users to create customer accounts. Exploitation requires permissions to create or modify customer users. 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

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78359

otrs2

Fixed versions: Not specified

otrs2

Fixed versions: Not specified

otrs2

Fixed versions: Not specified

otrs2

Fixed versions: Not specified

znuny

Fixed versions: Not specified

znuny

Fixed versions: Not specified

znuny

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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