CVE-2026-44542
CRITICALFileBrowser Quantum: Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Public Share Delete Allows Arbitrary File Deletion
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-fwj3-42wh-8673
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
35.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (5)
gtsteffaniak/filebrowser
0 - 0.0.0-20260501183844-112740bdd41dGo
gtsteffaniak/filebrowser
< 1.3.1-stable
gtsteffaniak/filebrowser
< 1.3.9-beta
gtsteffaniak/filebrowser_quantum
< 1.3.1
gtsteffaniak/filebrowser_quantum
< 1.3.9
Published
May 14, 2026
Tracked Since
May 14, 2026