CVE-2026-33335
HIGHVikunja Desktop allows arbitrary local application invocation via unvalidated shell.openExternal
Title source: cnaDescription
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
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https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-6q44-85gc-cjvf
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https://vikunja.io/changelog/vikunja-v2.2.0-was-released
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