CVE-2026-30239 OpenProject has a Permission Check bypass on Budget deletion allows reassignment of WorkPackages into other budgets

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass permission checks to delete budget assignments and reassign work packages, affecting all users in OpenProject.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-30239?

CVE-2026-30239 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in opf openproject, published on 11 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.2.0, when budgets are deleted, the work packages that were assigned to this budget need to be moved to a different budget. This action was performed before the permission check on the delete action was executed. This allowed all users in the application to delete work package budget assignments. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-30239?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openproject Openproject.

How do I fix CVE-2026-30239?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-30239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-30239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-30239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gpvh-g967-g4h8.

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