Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine Affecting org.open-metadata:openmetadata-service package, versions [,1.11.4)
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- published11 Jan 2026
- disclosed7 Jan 2026
- creditlnlinh31
Introduced: 7 Jan 2026
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-1336 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade org.open-metadata:openmetadata-service to version 1.11.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine via the getTemplate function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the server by injecting malicious FreeMarker templates through the email template editing API when authenticated with administrative privileges.
Note: This is only exploitable if the attacker has access to an account with admin-level permissions.