CVE-2026-53444 Wekan: Missing authorization on OIDC Meteor methods allows privilege escalation to admin
Authenticated users can escalate privileges to admin or modify organizations and teams due to missing authorization checks on OIDC Meteor methods.
- 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-2026-53444?
CVE-2026-53444 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wekan, published on 15 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 9.32, Wekan OIDC-related Meteor methods in packages/wekan-oidc/oidc_server.js, server/models/org.js, and server/models/team.js are globally callable without the admin authorization checks used by their non-OIDC counterparts. Authenticated users can call setCreateOrgFromOidc, setOrgAllFieldsFromOidc, setCreateTeamFromOidc, setTeamAllFieldsFromOidc, boardRoutineOnLogin, or groupRoutineOnLogin to create or modify organizations and teams, and groupRoutineOnLogin can grant global admin privileges when PROPAGATE_OIDC_DATA is enabled. This issue is fixed in version 9.32.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53444?
How do I fix CVE-2026-53444?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-53444 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-2026-53444 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-53444 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cv95-8h7c-2ffq.