Resource exhaustion in Go-Vikunja Vikunja
CVE-2026-91970
Vikunja versions before 2.6.0 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the Planka migrator that fails to enforce aggregate memory budgets during migration jobs. Authenticated attackers can submit migration requests pointing to attacker-controlled servers advertising numerous size-compliant attachments, exhausting worker memory and causing denial of service for all users.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-wq92-8x3r-fm38 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.6.0-resource-exhaustion-via-plank… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-91970?
- CVE-2026-91970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Go-Vikunja Vikunja, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-91970?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.