Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-35599Vikunja has an Algorithmic Complexity DoS in Repeating Task Handler
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in vikunja from go-vikunja. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, the addRepeatIntervalToTime function uses an O(n) loop that advances a date by the task's RepeatAfter duration until it exceeds the current time. By creating a repeating task with a 1-second interval and a due date far in the past, an attacker triggers billions of loop iterations, consuming CPU and holding a database connection for minutes per request. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | code.vikunja.io/api | 2.3.0 | GHSA-r4fg-73rc-hhh7 |
| Go | code.vikunja.io/api | no fix listed | GO-2026-5608 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| go-vikunja | vikunja | < 2.3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-407 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-r4fg-73rc-hhh7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/pull/2577 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/6df0d6c8f54b01db6464c42810e40e55f12b481b x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.3.0 x_refsource_MISC