CVE-2026-23896 json
immich API Key Privilege Escalation vulnerability
published 9mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-4957
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
immich is a high performance self-hosted photo and video management solution. Prior to version 2.5.0, API keys can escalate their own permissions by calling the update endpoint, allowing a low-privilege API key to grant itself full administrative access to the system. Version 2.5.0 fixes the issue.
Patch / fix
- futo immich 2.5.0
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 9mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/immich-app/immich/security/advisories/GHSA-237r-x578-h5mv referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- immich-app immich
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
github.com
/immich-app/immich/security/advisories/GHSA-237r-x578-h5mv
exploit, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-23896
- NVD CVE-2026-23896
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