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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-21881 EUVD-2026-1668

Kanboard is Vulnerable to Reverse Proxy Authentication Bypass

Published Jan 8, 2026 · Updated Jan 8, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Kanboard is project management software focused on Kanban methodology. Versions 1.2.48 and below is vulnerable to a critical authentication bypass when REVERSE_PROXY_AUTH is enabled. The application blindly trusts HTTP headers for user authentication without verifying the request originated from a trusted reverse proxy. An attacker can impersonate any user, including administrators, by simply sending a spoofed HTTP header. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.49.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
kanboard kanboard < 1.2.49 —

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