{"id":"CVE-2026-61611","aliases":["EUVD-2026-102189","GHSA-48vf-fwx6-2ph6"],"status":"published","title":"Lychee: Missing rate limiting on album password unlock endpoint allows brute-force attacks","description":"Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.1, POST /api/v2/Album::unlock has no throttle, attempt counter, backoff, CAPTCHA, or lockout. UnlockAlbumRequest::authorize() permits any caller to submit attempts, and app/Actions/Album/Unlock.php verifies each guess with Hash::check without limiting repeated failures. A remote unauthenticated attacker who knows or can obtain an album identifier can automate password guesses against a password-protected album and, if the password is recovered, gain access to its private photo collection. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00454,"percentile":0.39831,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-307"],"published":"2026-10-15T16:25:24Z","modified":"2026-10-31T02:30:44Z","products":[{"vendor":"lycheeorg","product":"lychee"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-48vf-fwx6-2ph6","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","exploit","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/pull/4448","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/592291458a3373114a21412956fd23cfcda32aba","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/releases/tag/v7.6.1","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/61xxx/CVE-2026-61611.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61611","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-61611","title":"Lychee: Missing rate limiting on album password unlock endpoint allows brute-force attacks","description":"Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.1, POST /api/v2/Album::unlock has no throttle, attempt counter, backoff, CAPTCHA, or lockout. UnlockAlbumRequest::authorize() permits any caller to submit attempts, and app/Actions/Album/Unlock.php verifies each guess with Hash::check without limiting repeated failures. A remote unauthenticated attacker who knows or can obtain an album identifier can automate password guesses against a password-protected album and, if the password is recovered, gain access to its private photo collection. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-15T16:25:24.968Z","modified":"2026-10-29T13:40:09.476Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-307"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:53.4444Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-102189","description":"Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.1, POST /api/v2/Album::unlock has no throttle, attempt counter, backoff, CAPTCHA, or lockout. UnlockAlbumRequest::authorize() permits any caller to submit attempts, and app/Actions/Album/Unlock.php verifies each guess with Hash::check without limiting repeated failures. A remote unauthenticated attacker who knows or can obtain an album identifier can automate password guesses against a password-protected album and, if the password is recovered, gain access to its private photo collection. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-15T16:25:24Z","modified":"2026-10-29T13:40:09Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:59:16.484344Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-61611","description":"Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.1, POST /api/v2/Album::unlock has no throttle, attempt counter, backoff, CAPTCHA, or lockout. UnlockAlbumRequest::authorize() permits any caller to submit attempts, and app/Actions/Album/Unlock.php verifies each guess with Hash::check without limiting repeated failures. A remote unauthenticated attacker who knows or can obtain an album identifier can automate password guesses against a password-protected album and, if the password is recovered, gain access to its private photo collection. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-15T17:17:26.537Z","modified":"2026-10-29T14:17:58.64Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-307"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:59.751798Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-61611","title":"Lychee: Missing rate limiting on album password unlock endpoint allows brute-force attacks","description":"Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.6.1, POST /api/v2/Album::unlock has no throttle, attempt counter, backoff, CAPTCHA, or lockout. UnlockAlbumRequest::authorize() permits any caller to submit attempts, and app/Actions/Album/Unlock.php verifies each guess with Hash::check without limiting repeated failures. A remote unauthenticated attacker who knows or can obtain an album identifier can automate password guesses against a password-protected album and, if the password is recovered, gain access to its private photo collection. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-15T16:25:24.968Z","modified":"2026-10-31T02:30:44.613632929Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-307"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:12.933503Z"}]}}