Improper authorization in liquidfiles
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
Liquidfiles versions before 4.2.12 are affected by a broken access control vulnerability resulting in privilege escalation from an Admin in a secondary domain to a Sysadmin by modifying a group in their managed secondary (non-default) group.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed liquidfiles (liquidfiles): 4.2.12
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiquidFiles | liquidfiles | before 4.2.12 | 4.2.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- liquidfiles VendorLiquidFiles Affected before 4.2.12 Fixed in 4.2.12 Patch available 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:liquidfiles:liquidfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | LiquidFiles |
- cpe:2.3:a:liquidfiles:liquidfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·LiquidFiles
Remediation
- Fix · CNA liquidfiles (liquidfiles) Fixed in 4.2.12
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12673
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmp7-7j9c-794v
References
More LiquidFiles vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28930 Incorrect permission assignment in LiquidFiles CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-28931 Path traversal in LiquidFiles CVSS 3.1LOW 3.8
- TI-2021-19342 LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-17559 An XSS issue was found in the Shares feature of LiquidFiles before 3.3.19. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2025-35261 LiquidFiles filetransfer server is vulnerable to a user enumeration issue in its password… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2020-17560 A Cross-Site Script Inclusion vulnerability was found on LiquidFiles before 3.3.19. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-12673 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12673 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmp7-7j9c-794v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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