CVE-2026-68581 json
Vikunja 0.22.0 through 2.3.0 Authentication Bypass via Principal ID Collision
published 3mo ago modified 19d ago also EUVD-2026-51991 , GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844 , GO-2026-6753
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vikunja versions 0.22.0 through 2.3.0 fail to validate the principal type in API token management. Because user IDs and link-share IDs are independent numeric sequences and both resolve through a generic web.Auth.GetID() interface, a link-share JWT whose numeric ID equals a target user's ID is treated as that user by the /api/v1/tokens endpoints. An authenticated attacker can obtain a target's numeric user ID via authenticated user search, then create link shares on an attacker-writable project until the link-share sequence reaches that value, and use the resulting link-share JWT to list, create, and delete the target user's API tokens (including issuing a new token with attacker-chosen scopes under the target's permissions). Fixed in version 2.4.0.
Patch / fix
- go code.vikunja.io/api 2.4.0
- go-vikunja vikunja 2.4.0
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | code.vikunja.io/api | >=0.22.0, <2.4.0 >=0.22.0 |
2.4.0 |
Affected products
- go-vikunja vikunja
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
github.com
/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/e6b25bd57b537ef9a72b5acdadf446ca5ef77bfa
patch, web
-
github.com
/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/95b7e673fb5ee407498fa4b13e8b4c57847a4a0b
patch, web
-
github.com
/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844
vendor-advisory, exploit, web, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/vikunja-through-authentication-bypass-via-principal-id-collision
third-party-advisory, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68581
advisory
-
github.com
/go-vikunja/vikunja
package
-
github.com
/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.4.0
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-68581
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844
- NVD CVE-2026-68581
- OSV GO-2026-6753
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