CVE-2026-123496
📛 CVE Title
Vikunja veans before 2.7.1 Symlink Following in veans init
Description
Vikunja veans before 2.7.1 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows attackers to make veans init write files outside the repository via crafted repo symlinks. Attackers can ship symlinked .veans.yml, .claude, or .opencode entries to overwrite user files like ~/.bashrc or install veans hooks and plugins globally.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 4.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Effective score
- 4.8 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-59 - Reserved
- 2026-11-06
- Published
- 2026-11-08 01:37 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-11-08 01:37 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/123xxx/CVE-2026-123496.json
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
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- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-119381
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Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| go-vikunja | vikunja |
0 (affected),
2.7.1 (unaffected)
|
— |
Vendor references (2)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rxwp-q2qg-98vw) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Vikunja veans before 2.7.1 Symlink Following in veans init third-party-advisory
Web references (0)
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web:support.esri.com
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2026-11-08 11:31 UTC -
web:support.sap.com
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web:www.aikido.dev
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web:www.openhands.dev
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2026-11-08 11:31 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-11-08 11:31 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Prior Critical Patch Update and Critical Security Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security patches. Refer to Critical Patch Updates, Critical Security Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins for information about Oracle Security advisories.
2026-11-08 11:31 UTC
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-123496.json.
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