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CVE-2026-52824

DiscoveredSep 15, 2026UpdatedSep 30, 2026

Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to 2.58.0, the official Docker image sets APP_SECRET to the public value change_this_to_something_unique in Dockerfile, and .docker/entrypoint.sh neither replaces nor rejects that value before Symfony uses it as kernel.secret. An unauthenticated attacker who reaches a deployment that did not override APP_SECRET, knows a username, correctly guesses the account ID associated with that username, and targets an account without active two-factor authentication can forge HMAC-protected authentication artifacts, including KIMAI_REMEMBER cookies and login links, to access the account without its password. The updated entrypoint generates and persists a random secret when no safe operator-provided value exists. This issue is fixed in version…

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
1.33%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Sep 16, 2026 → Sep 25, 2026
▲ 0.95pp
0.38% → 1.33% over 3 tracked changes
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Sep 15, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Sep 30, 2026
Public PoC (1)
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.