CVE-2026-33334: vikunja · Code Injection
Affects vikunjaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 2.2.0 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.2.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade vikunja and go-vikunja/vikunja to 2.2.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| go-vikunjavikunja | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubgo-vikunja/vikunjapkg:github/go-vikunja/vikunjaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Organizations should immediately upgrade Vikunja to version 2.2.0 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed by disabling nodeIntegration or enabling contextIsolation and sandboxing in the Electron wrapper. Until upgrading is possible, users should avoid opening untrusted links or content within the Vikunja desktop app. Administrators should audit and remediate any existing XSS vulnerabilities in the Vikunja web frontend to reduce the risk of exploitation. Network-level protections such as web filtering and endpoint security solutions can help detect and block malicious payloads. Employing application allowlisting and restricting user privileges on endpoints can limit the impact of potential exploitation. Monitoring for unusual process behavior or network connections from the Vikunja app may provide early detection of compromise. Finally, educating users about the risks of phishing and malicious links in the context of the Vikunja app can reduce successful exploitation likelihood.
Description
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.21.0 and prior to version 2.2.0, the Vikunja Desktop Electron wrapper enables `nodeIntegration` in the renderer process without `contextIsolation` or `sandbox`. This means any cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Vikunja web frontend -- present or future -- automatically escalates to full remote code execution on the victim's machine, as injected scripts gain access to Node.js APIs. Version 2.2.0 fixes the issue.