Protection Mechanism Failure in kimai2 - CVE-2026-80198

 

Protection Mechanism Failure in kimai2 - CVE-2026-80198

Published: April 28, 2026 / Updated: September 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU128253
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80198
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in the config() Twig function within invoice/export templates. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

kimai2

How to mitigate CVE-2026-80198

Install updates from vendor's website.

kimai2 - update to 2.56.0

External References

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