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.
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title immich API Key Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-269
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-29T17:12:43.543Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T21:02:02.903Z

Link: CVE-2026-23896

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-29T18:16:14.970

Modified: 2026-01-29T18:54:13.477

Link: CVE-2026-23896

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