CVE-2026-61844 json
FileRise: Folder Metadata Filename Collisions Bypass "read_own" Isolation
published 3mo ago modified 27d ago also EUVD-2026-101669 , GHSA-qpm8-pgmq-wxmh
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository error311/FileRise. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.18.0, FileRise flattens logical folder paths into metadata filenames by replacing separators and spaces with hyphens, so distinct folders such as team/docs and team-docs can share one metadata file. Because uploader metadata is used to authorize read_own and ownership-restricted edits, a low-privileged user who controls one colliding folder, knows the target basename, and already has read_own access to the target folder can alter the metadata used by that folder, make the victim file appear attacker-owned, read it, and modify it when edit-own permission is also available. This issue is fixed in version 3.18.0.
Patch / fix
- filerise filerise 3.18.0
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 27d ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-qpm8-pgmq-wxmh referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
Affected products
- error311 FileRise
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-706 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-61844
- NVD CVE-2026-61844
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-qpm8-pgmq-wxmh
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The maintainers of error311/FileRise published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.