# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cv95-8h7c-2ffq

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-53444 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-53444 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-53444 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-53444 exists.

Affected product: wekan. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53444/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53444

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53444/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.