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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-10101 · published 5 March 2020

CVE-2020-10101: Zammad improper input validation vulnerability

Zammad · Zammad

An issue was discovered in Zammad 3.0 through 3.2. The WebSocket server crashes when messages in non-JSON format are sent by an attacker. The message format is not properly checked and parsing errors not handled. This leads to a crash of the service process.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.1% · top 35.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validationCWE-755 · CWE-755
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Zammad 3.0 through 3.2. The WebSocket server crashes when messages in non-JSON format are sent by an attacker. The message format is not properly checked and parsing errors not handled. This leads to a crash of the service process.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://zammad.com/news/security-advisory-zaa-2020-06 PatchVendor Advisory
https://zammad.com/news/security-advisory-zaa-2020-06 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-10101), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.