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Vikunja EUVDEUVD-2026-14913

| CVE-2026-33668 HIGH
Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
2026-03-24 GitHub_M GHSA-94xm-jj8x-3cr4
7.1
CVSS 4.0 · GitHub Advisory
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    User account disabled in Vikunja
  2. Exploit
    Attacker uses API token authentication
  3. Execution
    Bypass status verification checks
  4. Impact
    Continue accessing API and syncing data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization verification
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Vikunja 0.18.0 to 2.2.0. Attacker must have valid API token, CalDAV credentials, or OpenID Connect identity from a disabled/locked user account. Local login and JWT refresh paths are patched; only API token, CalDAV basic auth, and OpenID Connect authentication paths bypass disabled account checks.

Impact

This vulnerability presents moderate-to-high real-world risk despite missing CVSS and EPSS scores. The attack vector is network-accessible (requires valid credentials), the attack complexity is low (attacker simply uses existing credentials after account disabling), and no privileges are required beyond standard user account access. The technical impact is substantial: disabled accounts can continue reading and potentially writing task data, syncing calendar events, and maintaining organizational data access indefinitely. In administrative contexts where account disabling is the primary access revocation control (employee termination, privilege revocation, security incident containment), this represents a critical control gap. The vulnerability is not noted as actively exploited in KEV status, but the fix availability across multiple commits indicates this was a real-world discovery. Given that the issue affects all versions from 0.18.0 forward and requires a version upgrade to 2.2.1 or later, and considering that self-hosted systems may have extended deployment cycles, this represents a meaningful priority for organizations running affected versions in security-sensitive contexts.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An employee is terminated and their Vikunja account is administratively disabled to prevent further access. However, the attacker (the former employee or an insider with access to their cached credentials) can continue syncing task data and calendar information using their saved API token or cached OIDC session without triggering authentication failures. Depending on Vikunja's data model, this may allow the attacker to read sensitive project information, task details, or calendar events long after they should have lost access, or in worst case manipulate shared data if write permissions are still enforced. The attack requires low complexity since it leverages existing credentials and requires no additional exploitation steps beyond using standard client tools or API calls with the cached authentication credentials.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 24, 2026

Vikunja versions 0.18.0 through 2.2.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where disabled or locked user accounts can continue accessing the system through alternative authentication mechanisms. The vulnerability affects the go-vikunja/vikunja product across all matching versions, allowing attackers with knowledge of valid but disabled account credentials to maintain API access, CalDAV synchronization, and OpenID Connect sessions despite administrative account lockdown. While no CVSS score or EPSS data is available from official sources, the vulnerability represents a critical authorization control failure (CWE-285) with high real-world impact in multi-tenant or regulated environments where account disabling is a primary access revocation mechanism.

RemediationAI

Immediately upgrade Vikunja to version 2.2.1 or later, which implements consistent account status verification across all authentication pathways including API tokens, CalDAV, and OpenID Connect handlers. Refer to the GitHub Security Advisory at https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-94xm-jj8x-3cr4 for upgrade instructions. As an interim mitigation for critical environments where immediate upgrade is not feasible, administratively revoke API tokens for any users whose accounts have been disabled or locked, and restrict CalDAV and OIDC access through network-level controls or a reverse proxy that validates user status independently. Additionally, audit access logs for any API, CalDAV, or OIDC activity from accounts that have been disabled or locked to detect potential unauthorized access during the window before patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

vikunja 0.18.0, < 2.2.1

Affected Packages

go code.vikunja.io/api fix: 2.2.1
euvd vikunja_0_18_0 fix: 2.2.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in go, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Vikunja implements multiple authentication pathways for user access: local login with JWT token refresh, API token authentication, CalDAV basic authentication, and OpenID Connect federation. The vulnerability stems from inconsistent security enforcement across these paths—the local login and JWT refresh mechanisms properly check user account status (enabled/disabled), but the API token, CalDAV, and OIDC authentication handlers lack equivalent validation. This is classified as CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) because the application performs authentication checks but fails to properly enforce authorization policy (account status) consistently across all code paths. The affected product is identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:go-vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and manifests as a synchronization protocol implementation flaw where alternative protocols bypass the central user status verification mechanism.

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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Mar 24, 2026 - 15:30 nvd
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.18.0 and prior to version 2.2.1, when a user account is disabled or locked, the status check is only enforced on the local login and JWT token refresh paths. Three other authentication paths - API tokens, CalDAV basic auth, and OpenID Connect - do not verify user status, allowing disabled or locked users to continue accessing the API and syncing data. Version 2.2.1 patches the issue.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using version 0.18.0 and face moderate risk from CVE-2026-33668 rated CVSS 7.1. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.

Business Impact: Moderate
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 68% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

CVE-2026-68582 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Aug 02

Cross-tenant information disclosure in the self-hosted task manager Vikunja (0.24.0 through 2.3.0) lets a holder of any

CVE-2026-27575 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Feb 25

Weak password policy in Vikunja task management before 2.0.0 allows users to set trivially guessable passwords. PoC avai

CVE-2026-68581 HIGH POC
8.6 Aug 02

Principal type confusion in Vikunja (versions 0.22.0-2.3.0) allows an authenticated low-privilege attacker to fully cont

CVE-2026-27616 HIGH POC
7.3 Feb 25

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Vikunja prior to version 2.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to steal authenticati

CVE-2026-27819 HIGH POC
7.2 Feb 25

Vikunja before version 2.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its backup restoration function that fails to va

CVE-2026-27116 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Feb 25

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. [CVSS 6.1 MEDIUM]

CVE-2026-28268 CRITICAL
9.8 Feb 27

Business logic vulnerability in Vikunja task management platform before 2.1.0 allows incomplete resource cleanup, potent

CVE-2026-56765 CRITICAL
9.3 Jul 10

Instance-wide data breach in Vikunja before 2.2.1 lets remote attackers exfiltrate and destroy every file attachment acr

CVE-2026-34727 CRITICAL
9.1 Apr 10

Vikunja's OIDC callback handler issues a full JWT to any successfully matched user without checking whether that account

CVE-2026-91973 HIGH POC
8.7 Sep 15

Vikunja instances before 2.6.0 expose CalDAV BasicAuth endpoints (/dav, /.well-known, and /feeds) that are not covered b

CVE-2026-91972 HIGH POC
8.7 Sep 15

Vikunja versions before 2.6.0 ship authentication endpoints under /api/v2 (login, register, password-reset, and OAuth to

CVE-2026-91985 HIGH POC
8.7 Sep 15

Vikunja prior to 2.6.0 leaks the secret hash that backs a project's link shares through its single-share read endpoint,

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
openSUSE Leap 15.6 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.5 Fixed

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