CVE-2026-33335 (GCVE-0-2026-33335)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-24 15:07 – Updated: 2026-03-25 13:41
VLAI?
Title
Vikunja Desktop allows arbitrary local application invocation via unvalidated shell.openExternal
Summary
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 applications, opening local files, or triggering custom protocol handlers. Version 2.2.0 patches the issue.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-939 - Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| go-vikunja | vikunja |
Affected:
>= 0.21.0, < 2.2.0
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