CVE-2026-44696: OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.4.0, OpenProject's rich text (markdown) rendering pipeline uses Sanitize::Config::RELAXED[:css] for i
OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.4.0, OpenProject's rich text (markdown) rendering pipeline uses Sanitize::Config::RELAXED[:css] for inline style sanitization. This configuration permits essentially all CSS properties in style attributes on permitted HTML elements (figure, img, table, th, tr, td). This allows any authenticated user with write access to formattable text fields (work package descriptions, comments, project descriptions, news) to inject CSS This vulnerability is fixed in 17.4.0.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44696
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-446960.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44696 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for OpenProject is open-source
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2026-52785: OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1,…nvd · 2026-06-26
- highCVE-2026-52784: OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1,…nvd · 2026-06-26
- highCVE-2026-52783: OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1,…nvd · 2026-06-26
- criticalCVE-2026-52782: OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1,…nvd · 2026-06-26
- mediumCVE-2026-52781: OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1,…nvd · 2026-06-26
- criticalCVE-2026-52780: OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1,…nvd · 2026-06-26
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