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CVE-2026-33335
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.21.0 and prior to version 2.2.0, the Vikunja Desktop Electron wrapper passes URLs from `window.open()` calls directly to `shell.openExternal()` without any validation or protocol allowlisting. An attacker who can place a link with `target="_blank"` (or that otherwise triggers `window.open`) in user-generated content can cause the victim's operating system to open arbitrary URI schemes, invoking local applicatio
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"vikunja","vendor":"go-vikunja","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 0.21.0, < 2.2.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2d74f737466ed29ad3dd858eaba5cb09657bd1e07c4040933746023d4161fe7e · sha256:76d432f5495e3966… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2d74f737466ed29ad3dd858eaba5cb09657bd1e07c4040933746023d4161fe7e · sha256:76d432f5495e3966… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-939","description":"CWE-939: Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2d74f737466ed29ad3dd858eaba5cb09657bd1e07c4040933746023d4161fe7e · sha256:76d432f5495e3966… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-6q44-85gc-cjvf"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2d74f737466ed29ad3dd858eaba5cb09657bd1e07c4040933746023d4161fe7e · sha256:76d432f5495e3966… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-6q44-85gc-cjvf","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-6q44-85gc-cjvf"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2d74f737466ed29ad3dd858eaba5cb09657bd1e07c4040933746023d4161fe7e · sha256:76d432f5495e3966… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"https://vikunja.io/changelog/vikunja-v2.2.0-was-released","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://vikunja.io/changelog/vikunja-v2.2.0-was-released"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2d74f737466ed29ad3dd858eaba5cb09657bd1e07c4040933746023d4161fe7e · sha256:76d432f5495e3966… · /containers/cna/references/1
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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