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Photoview through 2.4.0 Authorization Bypass via shareAlbum

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-96271

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-96271

photoview

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/photoview/photoview",
    "vendor": "photoview",
    "product": "photoview",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.4.0"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/photoview/photoview",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-96271

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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#1723 · Revision 1
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