CVE-2026-80197 (GCVE-0-2026-80197)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 23:19 – Updated: 2026-08-26 13:46
VLAI
Title
Kimai before 2.57.0 Improper Authorization via Favorite Endpoints
Summary
Kimai before 2.57.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in the favorite timesheet add and remove endpoints that allows authenticated users to manipulate other users' bookmarks. Attackers can add or remove timesheet entries from another user's favorite list by referencing their timesheet identifier, enabling cross-user business-state tampering without administrative privileges.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-26 13:45 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
kimai kimai Affected: 0 , < 2.57.0 (semver)
Unaffected: 2.57.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:kimai:kimai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-05-29 00:00
Credits
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