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CVE-2026-76216: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in go-vikunja vikunja

0
High
Published: 08/19/2026 (08/19/2026, 15:32:33 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: go-vikunja
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
High
Vuln. Integrity
High
Vuln. Availability
High
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja
pkg:golang/github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja
Affected versions
<=2.4.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/19/2026, 14:54:37 UTC

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.

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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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