Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the vikunja-file ZIP importer that allows authenticated users to consume CPU and memory by uploading archives with excessive entries. Attackers can upload export ZIPs containing many empty or non-files/ entries that bypass the per-entry caps, forcing scanArchive to process every entry twice.
History

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Description Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the vikunja-file ZIP importer that allows authenticated users to consume CPU and memory by uploading archives with excessive entries. Attackers can upload export ZIPs containing many empty or non-files/ entries that bypass the per-entry caps, forcing scanArchive to process every entry twice.
Title Vikunja before 2.7.1 Resource Exhaustion via Vikunja-File ZIP Import
First Time appeared Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-11-08T01:37:28.063Z

Updated: 2026-11-08T01:37:28.063Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T00:47:14.649Z

Link: CVE-2026-123516

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:40.543

Modified: 2026-11-08T02:16:40.673

Link: CVE-2026-123516

cve-icon Redhat

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