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GHSA-8JX5-5RQ8-69M2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-14 12:31 – Updated: 2026-08-14 12:31

Details

filebrowser versions before v2.63.21 fail to canonicalize paths before evaluating access rules, allowing authenticated users to bypass administrator-defined deny rules using case-variant or backslash-separated paths. Attackers can request files with alternate path representations that match no rule but resolve to the same filesystem object, gaining unauthorized access to denied files within their scope.

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

7.6 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-72835 (GCVE-0-2026-72835)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-14 11:35 – Updated: 2026-08-14 18:03

Title

filebrowser before v2.63.21 Access Rule Bypass via Path Canonicalization

Summary

Severity

7.6 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-14 18:03 UTC

CWE

CWE-41 - Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/securi…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/filebrowser-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
filebrowser	filebrowser	Affected: 0 , < 2.63.21 (semver) Unaffected: 2.63.21 (semver)

Date Public

2026-07-27 00:00

Credits

N1V6 hacdias

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Nomenclature

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

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CVE-2026-72835 (GCVE-0-2026-72835)

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