High severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-61838
Lychee: Album password bypass in ZIP downloads
8.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LY
Lychee · LycheeOrg
< 7.6.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61838
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61838
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/4366dd0e721126dffe29659afec93aee9c1db711
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/pull/4459
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/releases/tag/v7.6.3
github.com
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-735c-2wqc-x29r
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