CVE-2026-68581
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
code.vikunja.io/apiGo | >= 0.22.0, < 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 |
Affected products
2v2.3.0, v2.2.2, v2.2.1, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v2.3.0, v2.2.2, v2.2.1, …
- (no CPE)range: 0.22.0 - 2.3.0
Patches
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68581ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/95b7e673fb5ee407498fa4b13e8b4c57847a4a0bnvdWEB
- github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/e6b25bd57b537ef9a72b5acdadf446ca5ef77bfanvdWEB
- github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.4.0ghsaWEB
- github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844nvdWEB
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-through-authentication-bypass-via-principal-id-collisionnvdWEB
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