TI-2026-83015 Aliases CVE-2026-119551 GHSA-72f8-2q8j-rxmr

Authorization bypass in Jellyfin lets users list restricted items

LOW 31CWE-862Published 2026-10-30 · Updated 2026-11-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions caused by missing authorization (CWE-862). An authenticated non-administrator user can omit the userId parameter to bypass library and parental restrictions, enumerating restricted item IDs and server filesystem paths and then streaming those items.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

Jellyfin through 12.4 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SuggestionsController.GetSuggestions that allows authenticated non-administrator users to bypass library and parental restrictions by omitting the userId parameter. Attackers can repeatedly call GET /Items/Suggestions without userId to enumerate restricted items, including IDs and server filesystem paths, and then stream them.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00319 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
jellyfin	jellyfin	up to 12.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

jellyfin Vendorjellyfin Affected up to 12.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:jellyfin:jellyfin::::::::	—	—	jellyfin

cpe:2.3:a:jellyfin:jellyfin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·jellyfin

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Jellyfin.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2026-10-30
jellyfin — GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9x85-gx46-6522)
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-83014 Jellyfin playlist endpoint exposes hidden library itemsPriority LOW 23
Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119551
2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-72f8-2q8j-rxmr
2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

TI-2021-04500 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access in Jellyfin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
TI-2023-26761 Argument Injection in FFmpeg codec parameters in Jellyfin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-10203 Unauthenticated GET requests through Remote Image endpoints CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
TI-2023-09464 In Jellyfin 10.8.x through 10.8.3, the name of a playlist is vulnerable to stored XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2023-09463 In Jellyfin 10.8.x through 10.8.3, the name of a collection is vulnerable to stored XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2026-24405 Jellyfin Possible Organization/Secret Compromise from dangerous CI implementation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0

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Sources

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