CVE-2026-22244

OpenMetadata Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates that leads to RCE

Published Jan 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenMetadata is a unified metadata platform. Versions 1.5.0 through 1.11.3 are vulnerable to remote code execution via Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates. An attacker must have administrative privileges to exploit the vulnerability. Version 1.11.4 contains a patch.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5f29-2333-h9c7 OpenMetadata's Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates leads to RCE
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenMetadata is a unified metadata platform. Versions prior to 1.11.4 are vulnerable to remote code execution via Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates. An attacker must have administrative privileges to exploit the vulnerability. Version 1.11.4 contains a patch. OpenMetadata is a unified metadata platform. Versions 1.5.0 through 1.11.3 are vulnerable to remote code execution via Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates. An attacker must have administrative privileges to exploit the vulnerability. Version 1.11.4 contains a patch.
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-metadata:openmetadata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Open-metadata
Open-metadata openmetadata
Vendors & Products Open-metadata
Open-metadata openmetadata
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenMetadata is a unified metadata platform. Versions prior to 1.11.4 are vulnerable to remote code execution via Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates. An attacker must have administrative privileges to exploit the vulnerability. Version 1.11.4 contains a patch.
Title OpenMetadata Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates that leads to RCE
Weaknesses CWE-1336
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 31, 2026, 11:00 PM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2026, 5:19 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 8, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Aug 31, 2026, 11:16 PM