# CVE-2026-123666: Photo Engine < 6.6.2 - Author+ Media Deletion via Collection Deletion

> Author-level users can permanently delete other users' synced media, including administrators', in the Photo Engine WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Harmful if only installed:** No
- **Needs a specific call:** No
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9rg9-xfxx-rmvr

## What is CVE-2026-123666?

CVE-2026-123666 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom), published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.6.2 does not check that a user may delete the media in a collection before deleting it along with the collection, allowing users with the Author role and above to permanently delete other users' synced media, including administrators'.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123666?

An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.


## How do I fix CVE-2026-123666?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-123666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-123666 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-123666 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-123666 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-123666 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom), published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-123666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Exposure: An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.

Affected product: Unknown Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123666/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123666/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123666
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123666
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-123666

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123666/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.