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vikunja before 2.6.0 Resource Exhaustion via CSV Migration

Priority LOW 31CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

vikunja versions before 2.6.0 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the POST /api/v2/migration/csv/migrate endpoint that fails to limit parsed row cardinality. Authenticated attackers can upload multipart CSV files with millions of tiny records to exhaust process memory and terminate the API service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00378 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vikunja (go-vikunja): 2.6.0code.vikunja.io/api (Go): 2.6.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
go-vikunjavikunja2.5.0 to before 2.6.02.6.0Patch availableCNA
—code.vikunja.io/api (Go)2.5.0 to before 2.6.02.6.0Patch availableGHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh
  • vikunja Vendorgo-vikunja Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.6.0 Fixed in 2.6.0 Patch available CNA
  • code.vikunja.io/api (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.6.0 Fixed in 2.6.0 Patch available GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——go-vikunja
  • cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·go-vikunja

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vikunja (go-vikunja) Fixed in 2.6.0
  • Fix · GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh code.vikunja.io/api (Go) Fixed in 2.6.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    go-vikunja vikunja 2.6.0

    13 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 7 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-62115 Vikunja before 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Link Share HashPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-62108 Vikunja before 2.6.0 Authentication Bypass via CalDAV BasicAuthPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-62107 Vikunja before 2.6.0 Authentication Bypass via Unthrottled APIPriority HIGH 77

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91969
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55p4-8j34-jv53
  3. 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh
  4. 2026-10-10 Fix available: Go/code.vikunja.io/[email protected] · GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh
  5. 2026-10-10 CVSS score added · GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh
  6. 2026-10-10 Weakness changed · GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh
  7. 2026-10-10 5 new references · GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh

References

  • TI-2026-40929 Authorization bypass in go-vikunja Vikunja CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-21967 Vijkunja has Weak Password Policy Combined with Persistent Sessions After Password Change CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-62115 Vikunja before 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Link Share Hash CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-62108 Vikunja before 2.6.0 Authentication Bypass via CalDAV BasicAuth CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-62107 Vikunja before 2.6.0 Authentication Bypass via Unthrottled API CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-26971 Vikunja ahs a TOTP Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via OIDC Login Path CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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