CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-28268

Incomplete Cleanup

Published: Feb 27, 2026 | Modified: Mar 06, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Versions prior to 2.1.0 have a business logic vulnerability exists in the password reset mechanism of vikunja/api that allows password reset tokens to be reused indefinitely. Due to a failure to invalidate tokens upon use and a critical logic bug in the token cleanup cron job, reset tokens remain valid forever. This allows an attacker who intercepts a single reset token (via logs, browser history, or phishing) to perform a complete, persistent account takeover at any point in the future, bypassing standard authentication controls. Version 2.1.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Weakness

The product does not properly “clean up” and remove temporary or supporting resources after they have been used.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
VikunjaVikunja*2.1.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References