CVE-2026-54089
CRITICALFile Browser: Authentication Bypass via Proxy Auth Header Forgery
Title source: cnaDescription
File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Starting with 2.0.0-rc.1, when FileBrowser is configured with proxy authentication (auth.method=proxy), any unauthenticated attacker who can reach the server directly can impersonate any user - including admin - by sending a single forged HTTP header. No credentials are required. Additionally, specifying a non-existent username causes the server to automatically create a new user account, providing an account creation primitive with no authorization. This is an already known issue that has been documented in the documentation for several years, but has not been documented as a vulnerability before.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-xqp3-jq6g-x3qm
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/main/auth/proxy.go
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/main/http/auth.go#L121-L137
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
35.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-287
CWE-290
Status
published
Products (2)
filebrowser/filebrowser
2.0.0-rc.1 - 2.63.18Go
filebrowser/filebrowser
>= 2.0.0-rc.1
Published
Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 26, 2026