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7.5
Home-Gallery.org: Unrestricted Access to Sensitive System Files
CVE-2026-28679
Summary
Home-Gallery.org, a self-hosted web gallery, allowed anyone to download sensitive system files. This means that if an attacker could trick a user into downloading a file, they could access and potentially harm your system. Update to version 1.21.0 to fix the issue.
What to do
No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| home-gallery | homegallery | <= 1.21.0 | – |
Original title
Home-Gallery.org is a self-hosted open-source web gallery to browse personal photos and videos. Prior to version 1.21.0, when a user requests a download, the application does not verify whether the...
Original description
Home-Gallery.org is a self-hosted open-source web gallery to browse personal photos and videos. Prior to version 1.21.0, when a user requests a download, the application does not verify whether the requested file is located within the media source directory, which can result in sensitive system files being downloadable as well. This issue has been patched in version 1.21.0.
nvd CVSS3.1
8.6
Vulnerability type
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Published: 6 Mar 2026 · Updated: 12 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026