CVE-2026-6060 Possible DoS via SQL Box
An attacker can cause a denial of service against the webserver via uncontrolled resource consumption in the OTRS admin SQL Box.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6060?
CVE-2026-6060 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in OTRS, published on 20 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the SQL Box in the admin interface of OTRS leads to an uncontrolled resource consumption leading to a DoS against the webserver. will be killed by the systemThis issue affects OTRS:
* 7.0.X * 8.0.X * 2023.X * 2024.X * 2025.X * 2026.X before 2026.3.X
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6060?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6060?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-6060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcwm-7778-9vqh, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6060.