# CVE-2026-53444: Wekan: Missing authorization on OIDC Meteor methods allows privilege escalation to admin

- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.32
- Published: 2026-07-15 · Updated: 2026-07-17

## Affected

- wekan: fixed in 9.32

## Description

Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 9.32, Wekan OIDC-related Meteor methods in packages/wekan-oidc/oidc_server.js, server/models/org.js, and server/models/team.js are globally callable without the admin authorization checks used by their non-OIDC counterparts. Authenticated users can call setCreateOrgFromOidc, setOrgAllFieldsFromOidc, setCreateTeamFromOidc, setTeamAllFieldsFromOidc, boardRoutineOnLogin, or groupRoutineOnLogin to create or modify organizations and teams, and groupRoutineOnLogin can grant global admin privileges when PROPAGATE_OIDC_DATA is enabled. This issue is fixed in version 9.32.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wekan, upgrade to a fixed version (9.32) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/wekan/wekan/security/advisories/GHSA-cv95-8h7c-2ffq
- https://github.com/wekan/wekan/commit/305864f0c77456ad0f2c1e616266c8a06749c951
- https://github.com/wekan/wekan/releases/tag/v9.32

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