CVE-2026-33335

HIGH

Vikunja Desktop allows arbitrary local application invocation via unvalidated shell.openExternal

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.21.0 and prior to version 2.2.0, the Vikunja Desktop Electron wrapper passes URLs from `window.open()` calls directly to `shell.openExternal()` without any validation or protocol allowlisting. An attacker who can place a link with `target="_blank"` (or that otherwise triggers `window.open`) in user-generated content can cause the victim's operating system to open arbitrary URI schemes, invoking local applications, opening local files, or triggering custom protocol handlers. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-939
Status published
Products (2)
go-vikunja/vikunja >= 0.21.0, < 2.2.0
vikunja/vikunja 0.21.0 - 2.2.2
Published Mar 24, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 24, 2026