PT-2026-5311 · Immich · Immich

Darkamaul · Published 2026-01-29 · Updated 2026-01-29 · CVE-2026-23896

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions immich versions prior to 2.5.0

Description immich is a self-hosted photo and video management solution. Prior to version 2.5.0, API keys could elevate their own permissions by utilizing the update endpoint. This allowed a low-privilege API key to gain full administrative access to the system. The vulnerable endpoint is /api/v1/users/me and the vulnerable parameter is role.

Recommendations Update to version 2.5.0 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-23896

GHSA-237R-X578-H5MV

Affected Products

Immich

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/23xxx/CVE-2026-23896.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/immich-app/immich/security/advisories/GHSA-237r-x578-h5mv · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23896 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23896 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2016934796421730711 · Twitter Post