๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-91971

MEDIUM 6.5

Vikunja before 2.6.0 Denial of Service via Avatar Upload

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Vikunja before 2.6.0 fails to apply pixel decode limits to avatar and project-background upload endpoints, allowing authenticated users to upload crafted images that decode to excessive pixel counts. Attackers can upload small images with extreme aspect ratios that consume significant CPU and memory during processing, causing denial of service through repeated or concurrent uploads.

CWE CWE-400
Vendor go-vikunja
Product vikunja
Published Sep 15, 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 < 2.6.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-4vh2-39rq-rq8j vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.6.0-denial-of-service-via-avatar-upload

Credits

๐Ÿ” Str1ckl4nd ๐Ÿ” 7thParkk ๐Ÿ” JellowBeanz26