CVE-2026-27833 | Piwigo: Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via pwg.history.search API

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Piwigo is an open source photo gallery application for the web. Prior to version 16.3.0, the pwg.history.search API method in Piwigo is registered without the admin_only option, allowing unauthenticated users to access the full browsing history of all gallery visitors. This issue has been patched in version 16.3.0.

Published: 2026-04-03 Last update: 2026-04-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-27833 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.23%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-27833

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-27833

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-16 0.39% 1.23% +0.84%
2 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.39% +0.32%
3 2026-05-15 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-27833

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-27833

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-27833

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
piwigo piwigo < 16.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:piwigo:piwigo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-27833

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