CVE-2026-119551
Jellyfin through 12.4 Authorization Bypass via GET /Items/Suggestions
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions that allows authenticated non-administrator users to bypass library and parental restrictions by omitting the userId parameter. Attackers can repeatedly call GET /Items/Suggestions without userId to enumerate restricted items, including IDs and server filesystem paths, and then stream them.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
Jellyfin through 12.4 Authorization Bypass via GET /Items/Suggestions
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions that allows authenticated non-administrator users to bypass library and parental restrictions by omitting the userId parameter. Attackers can repeatedly call GET /Items/Suggestions without userId to enumerate restricted items, including IDs and server filesystem paths, and then stream them.
- Record
CVE-2026-119551- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-113816
7.1
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions that allows authenticated non-administrator users to bypass library and parental restrictions by omitting the userId parameter. Attackers can repeatedly call GET /Items/Suggestions without userId to enumerate restricted items, including IDs and server filesystem paths, and then stream them.
- Record
EUVD-2026-113816- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72f8-2q8j-rxmr
7.1
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController...
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions that allows authenticated non-administrator users to bypass library and parental restrictions by omitting the userId parameter. Attackers can repeatedly call GET /Items/Suggestions without userId to enumerate restricted items, including IDs and server filesystem paths, and then stream them.
- Record
GHSA-72f8-2q8j-rxmr- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions that allows authenticated non-administrator users to bypass library and parental restrictions by omitting the userId parameter. Attackers can repeatedly call GET /Items/Suggestions without userId to enumerate restricted items, including IDs and server filesystem paths, and then stream them.
- Record
CVE-2026-119551- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVCVE-2026-119550
5.1
Jellyfin through 12.4 Information Disclosure via GET /Playlists/{playlistId}
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in PlaylistsController.GetPlaylist that allows authenticated users to read hidden item IDs by requesting public or shared playlists. Restricted or parental-controlled users can obtain GUIDs of inaccessible library items from unfiltered playlist ItemIds and then stream that hidden media.
- Record
CVE-2026-119550- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSV
7.1
Jellyfin through 12.4 Authorization Bypass via GET /Items/Suggestions
Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions that allows authenticated non-administrator users to bypass library and parental restrictions by omitting the userId parameter. Attackers can repeatedly call GET /Items/Suggestions without userId to enumerate restricted items, including IDs and server filesystem paths, and then stream them.
- Record
CVE-2026-119551- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-119551 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Jellyfin, published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/blob/v12.4/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SuggestionsController.cs
github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/security/advisories/GHSA-9x85-gx46-6522
abraxaslabs.tech/research/jellyfin-suggestions-idor
github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin
vulncheck.com/advisories/jellyfin-through-12.4-authorization-bypass-via-get-items-suggestions
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119551
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-72f8-2q8j-rxmr
abraxaslabs.tech/research/jellyfin-playlist-itemids
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119550.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119550
vulncheck.com/advisories/jellyfin-through-12.4-information-disclosure-via-get-playlists-playlistid
github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/blob/v12.4/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119551.json