CVE-2026-61463 - Shiori Authenticated Privilege Escalation via PATCH /api/v1/auth/account

CVE-2026-61463 - Shiori Authenticated Privilege Escalation via PATCH /api/v1/auth/account

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-61463
Published : July 13, 2026, 6:16 p.m. | 31 minutes ago
Description :Shiori contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the account update endpoint that allows authenticated users to modify the owner field without authorization checks. Attackers can escalate to administrator by submitting a crafted PATCH request with owner: true, then re-authenticate to obtain an admin JWT token granting full system access.
Severity: 8.8 | HIGH
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