CVE-2026-29794
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform.
Published Mar 20, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · vikunja vikunja
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the or headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of . Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute-forcing usernames or specific accounts' passwords. This bypass allows unlimited requests against unauthenticated endpoints. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.
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Mar 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the or headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of . Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the or headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of . Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute
Affected
- cpe vikunja/vikunjaversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-29794
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-29794
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the or headers due to the rate-limit relyi
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