Vikunja before 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Link Share Hash
Vikunja before 2.6.0 fails to properly restrict access to the link-share hash field in single-share read endpoints, allowing read-only members to obtain the share's secret credential. Attackers can exchange the disclosed hash for a link-share JWT at the share's permission level to escalate privileges and perform unauthorized writes or administrative actions.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-91985
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 13:05 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Vikunja before 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Link Share Hash
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Sept 2026, 15:18 UTC
Vikunja before 2.6.0 fails to properly restrict access to the link-share hash field in single-share read endpoints, allowing read-only members to obtain the share's secret credential. Attackers can exchange the disclosed hash for a link-share JWT at the share's permission level to escalate privileges and perform unauthorized writes or administrative actions.
osv:CVE-2026-91985
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-91985",
"method": "structured",
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"title": "Vikunja before 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Link Share Hash",
"summary": "Vikunja before 2.6.0 fails to properly restrict access to the link-share hash field in single-share read endpoints, allowing read-only members to obtain the share's secret credential. Attackers can exchange the disclosed hash for a link-share JWT at the share's permission level to escalate privileges and perform unauthorized writes or administrative actions.",
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"GO-2026-6747"
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"modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:50.639532213Z",
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"references": [
"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/91xxx/CVE-2026-91985.json",
"https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-qfwc-vx6f-3g6g",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91985",
"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.6.0-privilege-escalation-via-link-share-hash"
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 519382,
"published_at": "2026-09-15T15:18:28.282+00:00"
}