Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-96271Photoview through 2.4.0 Authorization Bypass via shareAlbum

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in photoview from photoview. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Photoview through 2.4.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the shareAlbum GraphQL mutation that allows authenticated users to create share links for albums owned by other users. Attackers can supply arbitrary album IDs to generate working share tokens for victim albums, exposing photos and sub-albums to anyone with the link while retaining indefinite control over token settings.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
photoview	photoview	0 – through 2.4.0

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References

GitHub Issue #1494 issue-tracking
AddAlbumShare ownership check at the reported commit technical-description
Fix commit (unreleased at time of assignment) patch
https://github.com/photoview/photoview product
VulnCheck Advisory: Photoview through 2.4.0 Authorization Bypass via shareAlbum third-party-advisory