CVE-2026-91979: go-vikunja vikunja Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 7.1v4.0HighDeferred
AliasesGHSA-w7jp-mf2v-8342GO-2026-6756
Published 15-09-2026Last modified 17-09-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-91979 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in go-vikunja vikunja. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 15-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vikunja before 2.6.0 fails to limit archive expansion during data import, allowing authenticated users to cause denial of service. Attackers can upload highly compressed files that expand to tens of gigabytes in memory and disk, exhausting server resources and crashing the instance.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Medium 6.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.10 pp
From 0.34% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.44%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Code.vikunja.io1 product
- api< 2.6.0 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Go-vikunja1 product
- vikunja< 2.6.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
6 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.6.0-denial-of-service-via-decompression-bombThird Party AdvisoryWEB