filebrowser through 2.63.23 Denial of Service via named pipes
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
filebrowser through 2.63.23 fails to validate named pipes in directory archive and public download handlers, allowing attackers to trigger blocking open syscalls. Authenticated users or anonymous visitors with public share links can repeatedly request archives containing named pipes to pin server goroutines and exhaust connection resources.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 | up to 2.63.23 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- filebrowser Vendorfilebrowser Affected up to 2.63.23 Fixed in — No fix listed 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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82235
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j27f-mghv-p674
References
Patch 1
More filebrowser vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-82235 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82235 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j27f-mghv-p674 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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