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CVE-2026-32761

MEDIUM 6.5

File Browser has an Authorization Policy Bypass in its Public Share Download Flow

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
7th

File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Versions 2.61.0 and below contain a permission enforcement bypass which allows users who are denied download privileges (perm.download = false) but granted share privileges (perm.share = true) to exfiltrate file content by creating public share links. While the direct raw download endpoint (/api/raw/) correctly enforces the download permission, the share creation endpoint only checks Perm.Share, and the public download handler (/api/public/dl/<hash>) serves file content without verifying that the original file owner has download permission. This means any authenticated user with share access can circumvent download restrictions by sharing a file and then retrieving it via the unauthenticated public download URL. The vulnerability undermines data-loss prevention and role-separation policies, as restricted users can publicly distribute files they are explicitly blocked from downloading directly. This issue has been fixed in version 2.62.0.

CWE CWE-284 CWE-639 CWE-863
Vendor filebrowser
Product filebrowser
Published Mar 19, 2026
Last Updated Mar 21, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

filebrowser / filebrowser
< 2.62.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-68j5-4m99-w9w9 github.com: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/09a26166b4f79446e7174c017380f6db45444e32 github.com: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releases/tag/v2.62.0