CVE-2026-61838

Lychee: Album password bypass in ZIP downloads

State
Published
Severity
8.2 High
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Updated
Oct 15, 2026
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026

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Description

Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.3, GET /api/v2/Zip authorizes album and photo archives through AlbumPolicy::canDownload() and PhotoPolicy::canDownload() without first enforcing AlbumPolicy::canAccess(). For a public, password-protected album with grants_download enabled, an unauthenticated attacker who knows the shared album identifier can download a ZIP archive without supplying the password or unlocking the album, even though browsing endpoints deny access. The archive exposes the album's photos and can include full-resolution originals and associated metadata when grants_full_photo_access is enabled. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.3.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LycheeLycheeOrg
  • < 7.6.3Affected

References

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