November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-123522go-vikunja vikunja Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read any task by injecting a crafted task object into a no-op Kanban bucket move. Attackers can set task.id to a victim task and task.project_id to their own project, routing full task contents to their webhook and forging mention notifications.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.1)
Published Date
Nov 8, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 9, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.31%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key ↗
The system does not prevent one user from accessing another user data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.1)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • go-vikunja vikunja < 2.7.1
Patched Versions
  • go-vikunja vikunja 2.7.1

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run go-vikunja vikunja and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 8, 2026Published
  • Nov 9, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 03:11 UTC