Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-96271

Photoview Photoview

Photoview through 2.4.0 Authorization Bypass via shareAlbum

CVSS 4.0

7.1High

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.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
7.1High	4.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck)	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`
7.1High	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
Photoview	Photoview	v ≤ 2.4.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://github.com/photoview/photoview/issues/1494 issue-tracking
https://github.com/photoview/photoview/blob/81affea602401c2f0207d955919ddcc0670a9222/api/graphql/models/actions/share_token_actions.go#L64-L82 technical-description
https://github.com/photoview/photoview/commit/20541762fe6d9e0ce363c3d4c55556e4ccdc57a2 patch
https://github.com/photoview/photoview product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/photoview-through-2.4.0-authorization-bypass-via-sharealbum third-party-advisory

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Details

Published: 2026-09-23
Last updated: 2026-09-24
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): VulnCheck

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

32.9%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key