Medium severity · published Sep 15, 2026
CVE-2026-52822
Kimai: Improper Authorization in Kimai Timesheet Restart and Duplicate Allows New Timesheets After Project Access Revocation
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to 2.58.0, PATCH /api/timesheets/{id}/restart, PATCH /api/timesheets/{id}/duplicate, and the web duplicate workflow can derive a new record from an owned historical timesheet after the user's access to its project or activity has been revoked. TimesheetVoter evaluates the own-timesheet permission before current team access, and its canStart() logic validates object visibility but does not verify the user's current team access to the referenced project and activity. An old entry therefore acts as a persistent capability to create new time records under an unauthorized project and activity, corrupting budgets, statistics, reports, and invoices after an administrative revocation. This issue is fixed in version 2.58.0.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
kimai · kimai
< 2.58.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52822
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52822
github.com
https://github.com/kimai/kimai/commit/31a8f887a5cda517db7b4320a7ad997c87d08601
github.com
https://github.com/kimai/kimai/pull/5952
github.com
https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.58.0
github.com
https://github.com/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-c6w6-57jj-62vh
www.kimai.org
https://www.kimai.org/en/security/ghsa-c6w6-57jj-62vh
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