The Photos app's filter-based "smart albums" build their file listing using the search configuration (photosSourceFolders) of the user viewing the album, rather than the album owner's configuration. When an album owner shares a smart album with another user, that user's own folder configuration is used to determine which of the owner's files are searched — allowing them to discover files (name, file ID, and other metadata) in folders the album owner never intended to include in the shared album.

This requires the album owner to have shared a filter-based smart album with the attacker; it does not allow access to arbitrary users' files without such a share.

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Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Title Photos App Shared Smart Albums Expose Unintended File Metadata

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Title Photos App Shared Smart Albums Expose Unintended File Metadata

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The Photos app's filter-based "smart albums" build their file listing using the search configuration (photosSourceFolders) of the user viewing the album, rather than the album owner's configuration. When an album owner shares a smart album with another user, that user's own folder configuration is used to determine which of the owner's files are searched — allowing them to discover files (name, file ID, and other metadata) in folders the album owner never intended to include in the shared album. This requires the album owner to have shared a filter-based smart album with the attacker; it does not allow access to arbitrary users' files without such a share.
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-18T19:40:43.484Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T15:00:00.544Z

Link: CVE-2026-82985

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T19:40:39.605Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-18T02:17:08.153

Modified: 2026-09-18T20:17:25.940

Link: CVE-2026-82985

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-19T21:45:16Z

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