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

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.0
- Published: 2026-07-13 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- go-shiori shiori: fixed in 1.8.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on go-shiori shiori, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/go-shiori/shiori/issues/1196
- https://github.com/go-shiori/shiori
- https://github.com/go-shiori/shiori/commit/6c8a7dbc11b131609bfda736b14d61c51f9027b2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/shiori-authenticated-privilege-escalation-via-patch-api-v1-auth-account

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