CVE-2025-71433: Missing Authorization in usekaneo kaneo
Description
Kaneo before 2.1.6 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to access other workspaces by supplying project, task, label or workspace identifiers to API routes lacking membership checks. Attackers who obtain identifiers, for example from shared project links, can read projects and tasks, modify or delete tasks, labels and comments, and search workspace contents.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.7high
Affected software
usekaneo
kaneo
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-71433 is a missing authorization vulnerability in Kaneo prior to version 2.1.6. Authenticated users can bypass membership checks on API routes by supplying project, task, label, or workspace identifiers, potentially obtained from shared project links. This flaw enables unauthorized access to other users' workspaces, allowing attackers to read projects and tasks, modify or delete tasks, labels, and comments, and search workspace contents without proper authorization.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with limited privileges to escalate their access to other workspaces they do not belong to. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive project and task information, unauthorized modification or deletion of workspace data, and potential disruption of workspace operations. The CVSS 4.0 score of 7.7 (high severity) reflects the significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict sharing of project links that expose identifiers and monitor API usage for suspicious access patterns. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to users to limit potential exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-14T13:07:16.926Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6acf92e72cdf04f6568a2400
Added to database: 10/14/2026, 14:34:15 UTC
Last enriched: 10/14/2026, 15:18:18 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 19:00:31 UTC
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