CVE-2026-123501
Vikunja before 2.7.1 Memory Exhaustion DoS via Unbounded Image Decodes
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-400 |
| Vendor | go-vikunja |
| Product | vikunja |
| Published | Nov 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
go-vikunja / vikunja
0 < 2.7.1