Details
- Type
- Default APP_SECRET Authentication Bypass
- Impact
- Privilege Escalation
- CVSS vector
- N/A
- Published
- 15 September 2026
- Updated
- 15 October 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-1188
Vendor fix
Upgrade to Kimai >= 2.58.0 which generates a random APP_SECRET on first boot. Alternatively, manually set a unique APP_SECRET in your .env.local file.
Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52824
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-jr9p-4h4j-6c58
- https://www.kimai.org/en/security/ghsa-jr9p-4h4j-6c58
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr9p-4h4j-6c58
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.58.0
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/commit/31a8f887a5cda517db7b4320a7ad997c87d08601
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/pull/5952