CVE-2026-76216: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in go-vikunja vikunja
Vikunja versions through 2.4.0 contain a principal-type confusion vulnerability that allows attackers with a link-share JWT to bypass authorization checks. This flaw arises because LinkSharing principals with a given ID are treated as user principals with the same ID during permission checks that lack proper type validation. Exploiting this, attackers can remove victims from teams, enumerate and delete victim bot users, or read team rosters.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-76216 is a principal-type confusion vulnerability in Vikunja through version 2.4.0. The vulnerability occurs because LinkSharing principals identified by an ID N are incorrectly treated as user principals with users.id == N in three permission checks that do not enforce type guards. This allows an attacker possessing a link-share JWT to exploit ID collisions in the autoincrement space, enabling unauthorized actions such as removing victims from teams, enumerating and deleting victim bot users, and reading team rosters.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a link-share JWT can bypass authorization controls to perform unauthorized actions including removing legitimate users from teams, enumerating and deleting bot users associated with victims, and accessing team rosters. This compromises team membership integrity and confidentiality of team information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been documented at this time.
CVE-2026-76216: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in go-vikunja vikunja
Description
Vikunja versions through 2.4.0 contain a principal-type confusion vulnerability that allows attackers with a link-share JWT to bypass authorization checks. This flaw arises because LinkSharing principals with a given ID are treated as user principals with the same ID during permission checks that lack proper type validation. Exploiting this, attackers can remove victims from teams, enumerate and delete victim bot users, or read team rosters.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.7high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76216 is a principal-type confusion vulnerability in Vikunja through version 2.4.0. The vulnerability occurs because LinkSharing principals identified by an ID N are incorrectly treated as user principals with users.id == N in three permission checks that do not enforce type guards. This allows an attacker possessing a link-share JWT to exploit ID collisions in the autoincrement space, enabling unauthorized actions such as removing victims from teams, enumerating and deleting victim bot users, and reading team rosters.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a link-share JWT can bypass authorization controls to perform unauthorized actions including removing legitimate users from teams, enumerating and deleting bot users associated with victims, and accessing team rosters. This compromises team membership integrity and confidentiality of team information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been documented at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T11:35:13.689Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a85bc76acd9273b492f4990
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 14:23:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/19/2026, 14:54:37 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 21:30:34 UTC
Views: 4
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