---
id: CVE-2026-77439
title: >-
  Immich: Album Editor can escalate to Owner role and remove Owner-role members
  via unguarded API endpoints
summary: >-
  Immich is a self-hosted photo and video management solution. Prior to 3.0.3,
  an authenticated user with editor access to a shared album can change the
  existing owner's role because album member role updates do not protect the
  owner from …
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-269
  - CWE-639
vendor: immich-app
product: immich
affected:
  - immich < 3.0.3
published: '2026-11-05'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T17:25:59.809Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77439'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/immich-app/immich/security/advisories/GHSA-c9mf-h82r-8p4j
    label: >-
      https://github.com/immich-app/immich/security/advisories/GHSA-c9mf-h82r-8p4j
  - url: 'https://github.com/immich-app/immich/pull/29883'
    label: 'https://github.com/immich-app/immich/pull/29883'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/immich-app/immich/commit/84dff19ca9a467752d848ff54763d62c04ebf960
    label: >-
      https://github.com/immich-app/immich/commit/84dff19ca9a467752d848ff54763d62c04ebf960
  - url: 'https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/tag/v3.0.3'
    label: 'https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/tag/v3.0.3'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.436Z'
---

## Overview

Immich is a self-hosted photo and video management solution. Prior to 3.0.3, an authenticated user with editor access to a shared album can change the existing owner's role because album member role updates do not protect the owner from modification. By demoting the owner and then promoting themselves, an editor can take ownership of the album, remove the original owner, and delete the album. This vulnerability is fixed in version 3.0.3.

## Affected

- `immich < 3.0.3`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.