---
id: CVE-2026-92802
title: >-
  kan through 0.6.0 fails to properly validate board creation permissions in the
  GitHub project import endpoint, allowing guests to create boards despite
  lacking board:create permission
summary: >-
  kan through 0.6.0 fails to properly validate board creation permissions in the
  GitHub project import endpoint, allowing guests to create boards despite
  lacking board:create permission. Attackers can bypass authorization checks by
  using t…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: kanbn
product: kan
affected:
  - kan <= 0.6.0
published: '2026-09-16'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:53:07.383'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92802'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/kanbn/kan'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kanbn/kan/blob/f08920d/packages/api/src/routers/import.ts#L259
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kanbn/kan/blob/v0.6.0/packages/api/src/routers/import.ts#L622-L670
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kanbn/kan/issues/628'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kan-through-0.6.0-authorization-bypass-via-github-project-import
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00213
epssPercentile: 0.11926
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T19:17:03.295841Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-16T21:05:36.885Z'
---

## Overview

kan through 0.6.0 fails to properly validate board creation permissions in the GitHub project import endpoint, allowing guests to create boards despite lacking board:create permission. Attackers can bypass authorization checks by using the importProjects mutation to create boards while remaining blocked on direct creation paths.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.