Authorization bypass in Claris FileMaker Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
An authorization bypass vulnerability in the FileMaker Server Web Publishing Engine allowed requests containing an extended privilege header to bypass the disabled Custom Web Publishing with XML setting and access the XML Web Publishing interface. This vulnerability is addressed in FileMaker Server version 26.0.3.
Why it matters now
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
- Fix · CNA FileMaker Server (Claris) Fixed in 26.0.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Claris FileMaker Server 26.0.3
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-59421 Out-of-bounds read in Claris FileMaker ServerPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-59420 Heap-based buffer overflow in Claris FileMaker ServerPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86934
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwj7-3493-4j3w
References
More Claris Filemaker Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-29047 Code injection in Claris FileMaker Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-59421 Out-of-bounds read in Claris FileMaker Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-18405 Improper access control in Claris FileMaker Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-59420 Heap-based buffer overflow in Claris FileMaker Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-23030 A privilege escalation issue existed in FileMaker Server, potentially exposing sensitive… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-29046 Information disclosure in Claris FileMaker Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-86934 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86934 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wwj7-3493-4j3w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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