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CVE-2026-62376· CVE.org (no NVD analysis yet)· CNA GitHub_M

Vikunja: Plaintext storage of password-reset/email-confirm tokens in database enables account takeover on DB read access

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Versions prior to 2.4.0 store password-reset, email-confirmation, and account-deletion tokens in the `user_tokens` table in plaintext. If an attacker gains read access to the database through a backup leak, misconfigured storage, or SQL-level exposure, they can immediately use pending tokens to take over user accounts without knowing passwords. Version 2.4.0 fixes the issue.

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 9, 2026
Updated
Oct 9, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CNA vs NVD score

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CNA · GitHub_M
8.1
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • go-vikunja vikunja

    • < 2.4.0affected

Package-level exposure

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EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Gocode.vikunja.io/apibefore 2.4.02.4.0

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-68582Vikunja 0.24.0 Broken Object Level Authorization via Link-Share Token
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2026-91985Vikunja before 2.6.0 Privilege Escalation via Link Share Hash
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-91973Vikunja before 2.6.0 Authentication Bypass via CalDAV BasicAuth
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-91972Vikunja before 2.6.0 Authentication Bypass via Unthrottled API
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-68581Vikunja 0.22.0 through 2.3.0 Authentication Bypass via Principal ID Collision
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-57458Vikunja: Scoped API token can mint unrestricted OAuth session credentials
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Go:code.vikunja.io/api2.4.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. Fix recordedsame day
  3. TodayOct 12, 2026+2 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓
  2. Exploit maturity— → none

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