Description
Radicale before 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass owner_write and owner_only limitations via regex metacharacters in the user name, as demonstrated by ".*".
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | radicale | 1.1.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | radicale | 1.1.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | radicale | 1.1.1-1 | — |
| Debian 8 | radicale | 0.9-1+deb8u1 | DSA-3462-1 |
| Debian 7 | radicale | 0.7-1.1+deb7u1 | DSA-3462-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | radicale | 0.3-2+deb6u1 | DLA-403-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | radicale | < 1.1 | 1.1 | GHSA-6w8c-6jrg-qwj2 |
Advisories 2
- DLA-403-1 radicale - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3462-1 radicale - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 80255 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20160105 CVE request for radicale mailing-list
- https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/pull/341
- DSA-3462 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-cf9e2429b5 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160106 Re: CVE request for radicale mailing-list
- https://github.com/Unrud/Radicale/commit/4bfe7c9f7991d534c8b9fbe153af9d341f925f98
- FEDORA-2016-f048c43393 vendor-advisory