CVE-2026-123519 Details
Description
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.
A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in Vikunja versions prior to 2.7.1. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to exhaust the API process memory by uploading WeKan or Vikunja-file imports without any item-count limit. Attackers can exploit this by sending approximately 22 MB WeKan JSON files containing hundreds of thousands of cards or duplicate IDs to the WeKan migrate endpoint, causing out-of-memory (OOM) errors and crashing the instance.
Users can upgrade to Vikunja version 2.7.1 or later, where this vulnerability has been addressed.
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Assessed Nov 8, 2026References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-g2xc-jv9q-46wq | [email protected] | AdvisoryExploitTechnical AnalysisVendor |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.7.1-memory-exhaustion-dos-via-wekan-and-vikunja-file-imports | [email protected] | AdvisoryRemedy |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-770 | Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Vikunja | <= 2.7.0 (semver) |
CPE
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Change History
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| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | New CVE Received | [email protected] |
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