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medium 6.3

CVE-2026-55668 json

File Browser: ScopedFs follows a dangling symlink on write, letting a scoped user create files outside their scope

published 4mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-42272 , GHSA-8wc8-hf36-mjh9 , GO-2026-6020

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

File Browser provides a web file managing interface. Prior to 2.63.16, ScopedFs validates the nearest existing ancestor of a dangling symlink as in scope and then follows the symlink during file creation, allowing an authenticated user with Create and Modify permissions to create attacker-controlled files outside the user's scope. This issue is fixed in version 2.63.16.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2 2.63.16
  • filebrowser filebrowser 2.63.16
  • govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-8wc8-hf36-mjh9 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2
<2.63.16
2.63.16
go github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser
all versions
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • filebrowser filebrowser

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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