Description
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. From 2.3.0 until 2.4.0, a user with Write but not Admin permission on a shared child project can detach it from its parent hierarchy by submitting parent_project_id equal to 0 to POST /api/v1/projects/{project}. The Project.CanUpdate authorization check in pkg/models/project_permissions.go and UpdateProject logic in pkg/models/project.go only gate nonzero parent values, while UpdateProject always persists parent_project_id, so the explicit zero value bypasses the Admin requirement introduced for CVE-2026-35595. Detachment severs the recursive permission-inheritance chain and can disrupt the owner’s hierarchy and inherited collaborator access. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| go-vikunja | vikunja | >= 2.3.0, < 2.4.0 | — |
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23712-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23692-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23712-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23692-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21812-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | code.vikunja.io/api | >= 2.3.0, < 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | GHSA-44v6-7fxq-vgf4 |
| Go | code.vikunja.io/api | all versions | — | GO-2026-6306 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2026:23692-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23712-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21812-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 10, 2026