What is CVE-2026-72540?

CVE-2026-72540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Photoprism, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-72540?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Photoprism

CVE-2026-72540

An insecure direct object reference vulnerability in PhotoPrism through commit bb0b933 allows any user with a valid preview token to retrieve the original-resolution cover photo of any album. The AlbumCover handler does not verify that the…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Photoprism — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72540?: CVE-2026-72540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Photoprism, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-72540?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.