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CVE-2026-123501— Vikunja before 2.7.1 Memory Exhaustion DoS via Unbounded Image Decodes

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Affected

go-vikunja vikunja

Exploitation

No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure

Recommended action

Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

在版本 2.7.1 之前的 Vikunja 存在一个不受控制的资源消耗漏洞，允许已认证用户通过在头像和背景上传过程中并发解码图像来耗尽服务器内存。攻击者可以发送多个并行的小型、高度可压缩的 PNG 文件，每个文件解码时可达 5000 万像素，从而导致 API 进程承受内存压力或被操作系统因内存不足（OOM）而终止。

CVSS 6.5 · Medium Updated Nov 08, 2026

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

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Vulnerability Title

Vikunja before 2.7.1 Memory Exhaustion DoS via Unbounded Image Decodes

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Description

Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows authenticated users to exhaust server memory through concurrent image decodes in avatar and background uploads. Attackers can send several parallel tiny, highly compressible PNGs decoded at up to 50 megapixels each, pushing the API process into memory pressure or an OOM kill.

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

CVSS Information

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Type

未加控制的资源消耗(资源穷尽)

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	CPE	Subscribe
go-vikunja	vikunja	0 ~ 2.7.1	-

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Other References for CVE-2026-123501 (2)

https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-9hxw-pxcq-4q8q vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.7.1-memory-exhaustion-dos-via-unbounded-image-decodes third-party-advisory

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123501

Same Patch Batch · go-vikunja · 2026-11-08 · 39 CVEs total

CVE-2026-123531	8.8 HIGH	Vikunja 1.0.0 before 2.7.1 Pagination Limit Bypass via page=0 Parameter
CVE-2026-123522	7.1 HIGH	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Task Information Disclosure via Kanban Bucket Move Webhook
CVE-2026-123520	7.1 HIGH	Vikunja 0.18.0 before 2.7.1 Privilege Escalation via Account Deletion
CVE-2026-123497	6.8 MEDIUM	Vikunja veans before 2.7.1 HTTPS to HTTP Downgrade in Server Discovery
CVE-2026-123528	6.8 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Insufficient Session Expiration via HTTP Token Middleware
CVE-2026-123513	6.8 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Auth Token Leak via API URL Change
CVE-2026-123525	6.5 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Memory Exhaustion DoS via Trello, Todoist and Microsoft To Do Migrati
CVE-2026-123523	6.5 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Memory Exhaustion via Unbounded Avatar Size Cache
CVE-2026-123519	6.5 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Memory Exhaustion DoS via WeKan and Vikunja-File Imports
CVE-2026-123500	6.2 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Insecure Permissions on Dump Archive via vikunja dump
CVE-2026-123512	6.1 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Sensitive Token Exposure via URL Query in Access Logs
CVE-2026-123499	5.9 MEDIUM	Vikunja veans before 2.7.1 Credential Leak via Repo-Controlled .veans.yml Server
CVE-2026-123530	5.9 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Missing Step-Up Authentication via TOTP Enrollment Endpoints
CVE-2026-123521	5.9 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Password Brute-Force via TOTP Disable Endpoint
CVE-2026-123524	5.7 MEDIUM	Vikunja 0.23.0 before 2.7.1 Information Disclosure via Webhook related_tasks Payload
CVE-2026-123505	5.5 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 World-Readable Local File Storage and SQLite Database
CVE-2026-123493	5.4 MEDIUM	Vikunja from 2.4.0 before 2.7.1 Authentication Bypass via Bot API Tokens
CVE-2026-123526	5.4 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Mass Assignment via Team external_id Field
CVE-2026-123506	5.4 MEDIUM	Vikunja 2.2.0 before 2.7.1 Token Scope Bypass via Project Webhook Endpoints
CVE-2026-123503	5.4 MEDIUM	Vikunja before 2.7.1 Improper Authorization in Kanban Bucket Deletion

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Same vendor: go-vikunja

Same weakness: CWE-400