CVE-2026-123519
Vikunja before 2.7.1 Memory Exhaustion DoS via WeKan and Vikunja-File Imports
Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows authenticated users to exhaust API process memory by uploading WeKan or vikunja-file imports with no item-count cap. Attackers can submit a ~22 MB WeKan JSON with hundreds of thousands of cards or duplicate IDs to the wekan migrate endpoint, triggering OOM and crashing the instance.
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| vikunja go-vikunja code.vikunja.io/api
golang |
≥ 0; < 2.7.1 (affected, semver) 2.7.1 (unaffected, semver) Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: VulnCheck |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 / 7.1 high |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | CNA: VulnCheck |
| 3.1 / 6.5 medium |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CNA: VulnCheck |
| 4.0 / 7.1 high |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD: [email protected] |
| 3.1 / 6.5 medium |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD: [email protected] |
Exploit evidence
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-g2xc-jv9q-46wq
exploit · ADP: CISA-ADP
References
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-g2xc-jv9q-46wqCNA: VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.7.1-memory-exhaustion-dos-via-wekan-and-vikunja-file-importsCNA: VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-g2xc-jv9q-46wqADP: CISA-ADP · exploit
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-g2xc-jv9q-46wq[email protected]
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.7.1-memory-exhaustion-dos-via-wekan-and-vikunja-file-imports[email protected]
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