CVE-2026-35597

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, the TOTP failed-attempt lockout mechanism is non-functional due to a database transaction handling bug. When a TOTP validation fails, the login handler in pkg/routes/api/v1/login.go calls HandleFailedTOTPAuth and then unconditionally rolls back. HandleFailedTOTPAuth in pkg/user/totp.go uses an in-memory counter (key-value store) to track failed attempts. When the counter reaches 10, it calls user.SetStatus(s, StatusAccountLocked) on the same database session s. Because the login handler always rolls back after a TOTP failure, the StatusAccountLocked write is undone. The in-memory counter correctly increments past 10, so the lockout code executes on every subsequent attempt, but the database write is rolled back every time. This allows unlimited brute-force attempts against TOTP codes. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Apr 2026, 21:59

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja
References () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/6ca0151d02fa0e8c7e2181ab916a28e08caaaec8 - () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/6ca0151d02fa0e8c7e2181ab916a28e08caaaec8 - Patch
References () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/pull/2576 - () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/pull/2576 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.3.0 - () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.3.0 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj - () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

13 Apr 2026, 16:16

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References () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj - () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj -

10 Apr 2026, 17:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-10 17:17

Updated : 2026-04-17 21:59


NVD link : CVE-2026-35597

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35597

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35597


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Products Affected

vikunja

  • vikunja
CWE
CWE-307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts