Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-44542 · published 14 May 2026
CVE-2026-44542: Gtsteffaniak filebrowser quantum path traversal vulnerability
GGtsteffaniak · Filebrowser Quantum
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.
Description
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-fwj3-42wh-8673 | ExploitVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-fwj3-42wh-8673 | ExploitVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-44542), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.