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CVE-2026-123505

Vikunja before 2.7.1 World-Readable Local File Storage and SQLite Database

Products / packages go-vikunja vikunja

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Severity and exploitation

Not in CISA KEV

KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 14/11/2026, 23:05:32 UTC
VulnCheck · CVSS:4.0 · 6.8
Assessment vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheck · CVSS:3.1 · 5.5
Assessment vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Severity

medium6.8

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Known exploitation

Not listed in the checked CISA KEV catalog

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Public exploit

Not established by this record

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Remediation

Fix status not established

No structured fix or guidance is available here. Check the latest publisher advisory.

What this means

Vikunja before 2.7.1 has world-readable local file storage and SQLite database due to insecure file permissions, allowing local attackers to read stored data. Local access is required to exploit this weakness. The impact includes reading attachments and cracking password hashes offline.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Attack conditions

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Affected versions

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go-vikunja · VulnCheck

vikunja

2 ranges
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Package identity

pkg:golang/code.vikunja.io/apiExplore code.vikunja.io/api →

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affected

0 → before 2.7.1

semver versions

unaffected

2.7.1

semver versions

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

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What to do

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Public exploit evidence

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Original source description

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Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows local users to read stored data because localStorage.Write creates blobs world-readable. Local attackers on a shared host can read attachments, project backgrounds and exports, and copy the SQLite database to crack password hashes offline.

References

2 sources
go-vikunja/vikunja · security/advisories/GHSA-9rfw-7hv4-3vv3
Vendor advisoryVulnCheck
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.7.1-world-readable-local-file-storage-and-sqlite-database
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Original records

CVE-2026-123505

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-276 ↗

Incorrect Default Permissions

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Environment requirements

These conditions apply together as specified by the publisher. A matching product name alone does not establish exposure.

VulnCheck · platform conditions

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Before: 2.7.1

Applicability preview
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Contributing organizations · 2
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Assigning organization

2026-11-08
CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-11-10

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