CVE-2026-91984: Vikunja before 2.6.0 Broken Object-Level Authorization via task-position

Published Sep 15, 2026
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Updated

Vikunja before 2.6.0 fails to validate that user-supplied projectviewid in task-position requests belongs to the task's project. Authenticated attackers can insert task position rows into arbitrary other tenant project views via POST or PUT task-position endpoints.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Vikunja Vikunja<2.6.0

Event History

Sep 15, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:18 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who can exploit this issue?

An authenticated attacker with access to the task-position POST or PUT endpoints can exploit it. No user interaction is required.

2

What access can an attacker gain through exploitation?

An attacker can insert task position rows into project views belonging to other tenants. The issue affects authorization of the user-supplied project_view_id rather than access to the task itself.

3

Which versions are affected?

Vikunja versions before 2.6.0 are affected. Version 2.6.0 is identified as the version boundary in the available information.

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