CVE-2026-28228: OpenOLAT: Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in Velocity templates allows Remote Code Execution
Affected: OpenOLAT · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 36% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
OpenOlat is an open source web-based e-learning platform for teaching, learning, assessment and communication. Prior to versions 19.1.31, 20.1.18, and 20.2.5, an authenticated user with the Author role can inject Velocity directives into a reminder email template. When the reminder is processed (either triggered manually or via the daily cron job), the injected directives are evaluated server-side. By chaining Velocity's #set directive with Java reflection, an attacker can instantiate arbitrary Java classes such as java.lang.ProcessBuilder and execute operating system commands with the privileges of the Tomcat process (typically root in containerized deployments). This issue has been patched in versions 19.1.31, 20.1.18, and 20.2.5.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- OpenOLAT · OpenOLAT< 19.1.31; < 20.1.18; < 20.2.5
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine · Command and Code Injection
- Vendor
- OpenOLAT
- Published
- March 2026
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