Is CVE-2026-29794 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-29794 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-03-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-29794?

CVE-2026-29794 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2026-29794?

Patch guidance is available from vikunja security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-29794.

CVE-2026-29794 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.8 and prior to version 2.2.0, unauthenticated users are able to bypass the application's built-in rate-limits by spoofing the `X-Forwarded-For` or `X-Real-IP` headers due to the rate-limit relying on the value of `(echo.Context).RealIP`. Unauthenticated users can abuse endpoints available to them for different potential impacts. The immediate concern would be brute-forcing usernames or specific accounts' passwords. This bypass allows unlimited requests against unauthenticated endpoints. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-807

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VIKUNJA
Published: 3/20/2026
Last Modified: 3/24/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

vikunja : vikunja

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2026-29794. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 3 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2026-29794

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2026-29794 vulnerability