CVE-2026-33335Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme in Vikunja

Severity
6.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 24

Description

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.21.0 and prior to version 2.2.0, the Vikunja Desktop Electron wrapper passes URLs from `window.open()` calls directly to `shell.openExternal()` without any validation or protocol allowlisting. An attacker who can place a link with `target="_blank"` (or that otherwise triggers `window.open`) in user-generated content can cause the victim's operating system to open arbitrary URI schemes, invoking local applicatio

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDvikunja/vikunja0.21.02.2.2
CVEListV5go-vikunja/vikunja>= 0.21.0, < 2.2.0