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CVE-2026-23896: immich API Key Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2026-01-29 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
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.
Affected products
- immich-app immich: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: immich-app immich 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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