Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 8, 2026· Updated Nov 8, 2026
CVE-2026-123501
CVE-2026-123501
Description
Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows authenticated users to exhaust server memory through concurrent image decodes in avatar and background uploads. Attackers can send several parallel tiny, highly compressible PNGs decoded at up to 50 megapixels each, pushing the API process into memory pressure or an OOM kill.
Affected products
1- Range: <2.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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