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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-61611 EUVD-2026-102189

Lychee: Missing rate limiting on album password unlock endpoint allows brute-force attacks

Published Oct 15, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
LycheeOrg Lychee < 7.6.1 —

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