TI-2026-44278 Aliases CVE-2026-61874 GHSA-7cj6-cw3p-4jpw

filebrowser before 2.63.17 Stale Public Share via Trailing-Slash Delete

MEDIUM 45CWE-863Published 2026-07-12 · Updated 2026-07-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Attack requirements: Present
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

filebrowser versions before 2.63.17 fail to normalize paths before querying the share index in DeleteWithPathPrefix, allowing authenticated users to leave stale public shares behind. Attackers can delete a shared directory using a trailing-slash path, then recreate the same directory to expose new contents through the dormant public share URL.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00315 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed filebrowser (filebrowser): 2.63.17

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
filebrowser	filebrowser	before 2.63.17	2.63.17	Patch available	CNA

filebrowser Vendorfilebrowser Affected before 2.63.17 Fixed in 2.63.17 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:filebrowser:filebrowser::::::::	—	—	filebrowser

cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·filebrowser

Remediation

Fix · CNA filebrowser (filebrowser) Fixed in 2.63.17

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61874
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cj6-cw3p-4jpw

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/be23ab3a15bf957928ecfed88de5ab67850c1b9c

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pp88-jhwj-5qh5)

TI-2026-25251 File Browser Self Registration Grants Any User Admin Access When Default Permissions Include Admin CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2026-51065 filebrowser through 2.63.16 Privilege Escalation via Signup CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2026-39018 File Browser: Authentication Bypass via Proxy Auth Header Forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2026-39017 File Browser: Command Injection via Authentication Hook Shell Substitution (Pre-Authentication RCE) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2026-23305 File Browser: TUS Delete Endpoint Bypasses Delete Permission Check CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2026-26777 File Browser's Signup Grants Execution Permissions When Default Permissions Includes Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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