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TI-2026-51065 Aliases CVE-2026-72839GHSA-6g9f-8x2v-mq2c

filebrowser through 2.63.16 Privilege Escalation via Signup

Priority HIGH 81CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

filebrowser through 2.63.16 fails to properly restrict scope and permissions when self-signup is enabled with default CreateUserDir setting. Unauthenticated attackers can register accounts that inherit the server root scope with full create, modify, delete, rename, share, and download permissions, allowing unrestricted access to all files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00574 47th 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
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
filebrowserfilebrowserup to 2.63.16—No fix listedCNA
  • filebrowser Vendorfilebrowser Affected up to 2.63.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72839
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g9f-8x2v-mq2c

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-25251 File Browser Self Registration Grants Any User Admin Access When Default Permissions Include Admin CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • 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
  • TI-2025-33000 File Browser vulnerable to command execution allowlist bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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