CVE-2026-55668

File Browser: ScopedFs follows a dangling symlink on write, letting a scoped user create files outside their scope

Published Jul 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
File Browser provides a web file managing interface. Prior to 2.63.16, ScopedFs validates the nearest existing ancestor of a dangling symlink as in scope and then follows the symlink during file creation, allowing an authenticated user with Create and Modify permissions to create attacker-controlled files outside the user's scope. This issue is fixed in version 2.63.16.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8wc8-hf36-mjh9 File Browser: ScopedFs follows a dangling symlink on write, letting a scoped user create files outside their scope
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser
Vendors & Products Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description File Browser provides a web file managing interface. Prior to 2.63.16, ScopedFs validates the nearest existing ancestor of a dangling symlink as in scope and then follows the symlink during file creation, allowing an authenticated user with Create and Modify permissions to create attacker-controlled files outside the user's scope. This issue is fixed in version 2.63.16.
Title File Browser: ScopedFs follows a dangling symlink on write, letting a scoped user create files outside their scope
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 8, 2026, 4:11 PM
Reserved
Jun 17, 2026, 12:05 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 8, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jul 8, 2026, 5:17 PM