go-vikunja Vikunja 2.6.0 Project Access project_access.go getProjectAccessForUser access control
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in go-vikunja Vikunja 2.6.0. This impacts the function getProjectAccessForUser of the file pkg/models/project_access.go of the component Project Access. This manipulation causes access control.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-111920. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in go-vikunja Vikunja 2.6.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getProjectAccessForUser of the file pkg/models/project_access.go of the component Project Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Vikunja 2.6.0 contains a broken access control flaw in getProjectAccessForUser (pkg/models/project_access.go), which resolves a user's effective project permission as the maximum over the project tree, silently overriding explicit lower-permission shares on sub-projects. A collaborator with write access on a parent project but read-only access to a child project can modify the child project's tasks and content.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-111920 since 10/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/17/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-103288). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
10/17/2026 Advisory disclosed10/17/2026 CVE reserved
10/17/2026 VulDB entry created
10/17/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-111920 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-111920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-421639
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Entry
Created: 10/17/2026 21:41Updated: 10/17/2026 22:34
Changes: 10/17/2026 21:41 (76), 10/17/2026 22:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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