Missing Authorization Affecting kimai/kimai package, versions <2.58.0
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- published14 Jul 2026
- disclosed14 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 14 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-52825 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade kimai/kimai to version 2.58.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization through insufficient authorization checks in the postMemberAction and postActivityAction API endpoints. An attacker can expand their management scope to add users or activities outside their authorized visibility by directly invoking backend API routes, bypassing frontend restrictions.