CVE-2026-72839 json
filebrowser through 2.63.16 Privilege Escalation via Signup
published 3mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-58547 , GHSA-6759-996p-gpj6
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository filebrowser/filebrowser. 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
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
filebrowser through 2.63.16 fails to properly restrict scope and permissions when self-signup is enabled with default CreateUserDir setting. Unauthenticated attackers can register accounts that inherit the server root scope with full create, modify, delete, rename, share, and download permissions, allowing unrestricted access to all files.
Patch / fix
- filebrowser filebrowser 2.63.17
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-6759-996p-gpj6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- filebrowser filebrowser
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References
-
github.com
/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-6759-996p-gpj6
vendor-advisory, exploit, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/filebrowser-through-privilege-escalation-via-signup
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-72839
- NVD CVE-2026-72839
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-6759-996p-gpj6
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The maintainers of filebrowser/filebrowser 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.