CVE-2026-59097 Taiga < 6.10.2 - Unauthorized Due-Date Creation via API Viewsets
Unauthenticated attackers can create due-date records in any project by exploiting unprotected API endpoints, bypassing permission checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-59097?
CVE-2026-59097 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in taiga-back, published on 2 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Taiga before 6.10.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create default due-date records in any project by exploiting unprotected POST endpoints on the user-story, task, and issue due-date API viewsets. Attackers can supply an arbitrary project identifier to these endpoints, which bypass permission checks and apply the AllowAny default, to pre-empt project administrators from initializing due dates by creating records before they can do so themselves.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-59097?
How do I fix CVE-2026-59097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-59097 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-2026-59097 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-59097 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rxg-cv94-jvcq.