CVE-2026-44542
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
FileBrowser Quantum is a free, self-hosted, web-based file manager. Prior to 1.3.1-stable and 1.3.9-beta, attacker-controlled path input is joined with a trusted base path prior to sanitization, allowing traversal sequences (e.g., ../) to escape the intended shared directory. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker possessing a valid public share hash with delete permissions enabled can delete arbitrary files outside the shared directory within the share owner’s configured storage scope. This affects public/api/resources and public/api/resources/bulk. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.1-stable and 1.3.9-beta.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.4 <v1.3.1-stableFix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.3.1-stablehttps://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.4 <v1.3.9-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.3.9-betagithub.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.4 <v1.3.1-stableFix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.3.1-stablegithub.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.4 <v1.3.9-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.3.9-betaRelated Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.64