CVE-2026-23896 immich API Key Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Low-privilege API keys can escalate to full administrative access by calling the update endpoint in immich.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-23896?
CVE-2026-23896 is a high-severity vulnerability in immich-app immich, published on 29 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Futo Immich.
How do I fix CVE-2026-23896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-23896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-23896 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-23896 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in immich-app immich
Sources
Also known as GHSA-237r-x578-h5mv.