Does this vulnerability allow unauthenticated remote code execution?

No. Exploitation, as described, requires valid administrative access to OpenMetadata or compromise of an administrator account that can influence FreeMarker template inputs.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker must have administrative privileges within OpenMetadata or equivalent access to configuration or features that control data rendered in FreeMarker email templates.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this type of issue?

The most robust fix is to treat templates as static and data as untrusted: restrict FreeMarker's capabilities, expose only minimal, pre-sanitized data models to templates, and ensure that any administrator-controlled content is inserted as escaped text rather than executable template logic.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

Server-Side Template Injection (CWE-1336) in OpenMetadata FreeMarker Email Templates

CVE-2026-22244

Published:

Jan 8, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-306

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

Missing Authentication for Forgot-Password Email Change API (CWE-306)

Account Takeover / Loss of Account Control

February 17, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in node-sonos-http-api TTS Provider for macOS

Remote Code Execution on the Server Host

February 17, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI)

CWE:

CWE-1336;CWE-94

Impact:

Remote Code Execution by Authenticated Admin Users

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI)

CWE:

CWE-1336;CWE-94

Impact:

Remote Code Execution by Authenticated Admin Users

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Server-Side Template Injection (CWE-1336) in OpenMetadata FreeMarker Email Templates

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

Missing Authentication for Forgot-Password Email Change API (CWE-306)

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in node-sonos-http-api TTS Provider for macOS

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