Medium · CVSS 6.9CVE-2026-77468

Lychee: Missing Authentication for Critical Function and Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling on /docs/apiCVE-2026-77468

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-77468 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in Lychee: Missing Authentication for Critical Function and Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling on /docs/api. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps LycheeOrg/Lychee (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 15, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026Source checked Oct 15, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 15, 2026Material review Oct 15, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.9
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps LycheeOrg/Lychee (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
LycheeOrg/Lycheegeneric	<7.7.0	7.7.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for LycheeOrg/Lychee.
Review the reported fix. Update LycheeOrg/Lychee to 7.7.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.7.0, GET /docs/api exposes the Scramble-generated OpenAPI documentation configured by config/scramble.php to unauthenticated callers after installation, with observed response size and latency suggesting that the schema is regenerated without an application-level cache. A remote attacker can repeatedly request the unthrottled route to consume server CPU and obtain a detailed map of the API surface and parameter schema. This issue is fixed in version 7.7.0.

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