Vikunja: Unbounded image decode on avatar and project-background uploads enables decode/resize amplification in code.vikunja.io/api

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2026-6717",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Vikunja: Unbounded image decode on avatar and project-background uploads enables decode/resize amplification in code.vikunja.io/api",
    "summary": "Vikunja: Unbounded image decode on avatar and project-background uploads enables decode/resize amplification in code.vikunja.io/api. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: code.vikunja.io/api before v2.6.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:GO-2026-6717",
    "products": [
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    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "GO-2026-6717",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-91971",
        "GHSA-4vh2-39rq-rq8j",
        "GO-2026-6717"
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            "purl": "pkg:golang/code.vikunja.io/api",
            "ecosystem": "Go"
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      "modified": "2026-10-19T21:31:52.828092917Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-4vh2-39rq-rq8j",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91971",
        "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/pull/3688",
        "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.6.0",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.6.0-denial-of-service-via-avatar-upload"
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-91971",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 376715,
  "published_at": "2026-10-19T21:08:26+00:00"
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