Low severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-61610
Lychee: unauthenticated photo starring reveals existence of private photos when photos_star_visibility=anonymous
2.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.1, when photos_star_visibility is set to anonymous, POST /api/v2/Photo::highlight can fetch and modify a photo without confirming that the caller can see it. BaseApiRequest::validateResolved() invokes SetPhotosHighlightedRequest::processValidatedValues() before authorization, and PhotoPolicy::canHighlight() returns true for anonymous callers without a canSee check. An unauthenticated attacker who can guess photo identifiers can distinguish existing private photos through differing success and not-found responses and can change their is_highlighted state, including for photos in private or password-protected albums. The issue is limited to installations using the non-default anonymous star-visibility setting. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LY
Lychee · LycheeOrg
< 7.6.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61610
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61610
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/fe07567c176bbdcda7b276bb6d664dfcd47a9b00
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/pull/4449
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/releases/tag/v7.6.1
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-qcqq-p4pq-7r77
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