CVE-2026-29056
Kanboard's privilege escalation via mass assignment in user invite registration allows any invited user to become admin
Kanboard is project management software focused on Kanban methodology. Prior to 1.2.51, Kanboard's user invite registration endpoint (UserInviteController::register()) accepts all POST parameters and passes them to UserModel::create() without filtering out the role field. An attacker who receives an invite link can inject role=app-admin in the registration form to create an administrator account. Version 1.2.51 fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.0
Kanboard's privilege escalation via mass assignment in user invite registration allows any invited user to become admin
Kanboard is project management software focused on Kanban methodology. Prior to 1.2.51, Kanboard's user invite registration endpoint (UserInviteController::register()) accepts all POST parameters and passes them to UserModel::create() without filtering out the role field. An attacker who receives an invite link can inject role=app-admin in the registration form to create an administrator account. Version 1.2.51 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-29056- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-915
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-12740
7.0
Kanboard is project management software focused on Kanban methodology. Prior to 1.2.51, Kanboard's user invite registration endpoint (UserInviteController::register()) accepts all POST parameters and passes them to UserModel::create() without filtering out the role field. An attacker who receives an invite link can inject role=app-admin in the registration form to create an administrator account. Version 1.2.51 fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-12740- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.0
Kanboard is project management software focused on Kanban methodology. Prior to 1.2.51, Kanboard's user invite registration endpoint (UserInviteController::register()) accepts all POST parameters and passes them to UserModel::create() without filtering out the role field. An attacker who receives an invite link can inject role=app-admin in the registration form to create an administrator account. Version 1.2.51 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-29056- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-915
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.0
Kanboard's privilege escalation via mass assignment in user invite registration allows any invited user to become admin
Kanboard is project management software focused on Kanban methodology. Prior to 1.2.51, Kanboard's user invite registration endpoint (UserInviteController::register()) accepts all POST parameters and passes them to UserModel::create() without filtering out the role field. An attacker who receives an invite link can inject role=app-admin in the registration form to create an administrator account. Version 1.2.51 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-29056- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-915
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-29056
8.8
Kanboard is project management software focused on Kanban methodology. Prior to 1.2.51, Kanboard's user invite registration endpoint (UserInviteController::register()) accepts all POST parameters and passes them to UserModel::create() without filtering out the role field. An attacker who receives an invite link can inject role=app-admin in the registration form to create an administrator account. Version 1.2.51 fixes the issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-29056- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-29056 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Kanboard, published March 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.