# CVE-2026-41498: Kimai: Team API Missing Object-Level Authorization

- Also known as: GHSA-JV9X-W4GM-HWCM
- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.54.0
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-05-08

## Affected

- kimai: fixed in 2.54.0
- kimai/kimai (Packagist): fixed in 2.54.0

## Description

Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to version 2.54.0, the Team API endpoints use #[IsGranted('edit_team')] instead of #[IsGranted('edit', 'team')], causing Symfony TeamVoter to abstain from voting. This removes entity-level ownership checks on team operations, allowing any user with the edit_team permission to modify any team, not just teams they are authorized to manage. This issue has been patched in version 2.54.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on kimai, kimai/kimai, upgrade to a fixed version (2.54.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-jv9x-w4gm-hwcm
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.54.0

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