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Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-61838Lychee: Album password bypass in ZIP downloads

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Lychee from LycheeOrg. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
LycheeOrg Lychee < 7.6.3

Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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