dulldusk phpfm - Missing Authentication by Default Allows Full Filesystem Access
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
A missing authentication vulnerability in dulldusk/phpfm through 1.8.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the full file manager functionality including reading, writing, deleting, and uploading files anywhere on the server filesystem.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0079 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72593
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp5f-3rgg-523r
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
More Dulldusk vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15685 phpFileManager 1.7.8 Local File Inclusion via index.php CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-50849 dulldusk phpfm - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted PHP File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-30177 phpfm 1.7.9 Authentication Bypass via Type Juggling Vulnerability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-05268 Cross-Site Scripting in PHP File Manager by Dulldusk CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-72593 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72593 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp5f-3rgg-523r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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