CVE-2026-59258
What it is
immich before 3.0.3 contains a broken access control vulnerability in the PUT /albums/:id/user/:userId endpoint that allows shared album editors to modify member roles without owner-only restrictions. Attackers with editor access can demote the album owner to editor and promote themselves to owner in sequential requests, gaining full control including deletion and eviction capabilities.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.2
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/immich-app/immich/commit/84dff19ca9a467752d848ff54763d62c04ebf960
- https://github.com/immich-app/immich/pull/29883
- https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/tag/v3.0.3
References
- https://github.com/immich-app/immich/commit/84dff19ca9a467752d848ff54763d62c04ebf960
- https://github.com/immich-app/immich/issues/29857
- https://github.com/immich-app/immich/pull/29883
- https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/tag/v3.0.3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/immich-shared-album-editor-ownership-takeover-via-updateuser