---
id: "CVE-2026-123666"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123666"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-123666"]
title: "Photo Engine WordPress plugin lets Authors delete other users' media"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "photo-engine", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-6.6.2-or-later", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T06:17:18+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T06:25:43+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T06:27:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123666", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T06:25:43+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Photo Engine WordPress plugin lets Authors delete other users' media

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123666 (this .md is for agents)

The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.6.2 does not check permissions when deleting a media collection. Users with the Author role or higher can permanently delete other users' synced media, including administrators' files.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Photo Engine plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen
- Look for the plugin folder `photo-engine` under `wp-content/plugins/` and read its version header
- Confirm which accounts hold the Author role or higher on the site

## Fix

- Photo Engine (WordPress plugin): move to `6.6.2` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T06:25:43+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123666

## From the sources

The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.6.2 does not check that a user may delete the media in a collection before deleting it along with the collection, allowing users with the Author role and above to permanently delete other users' synced media, including administrators'.

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