CVE-2026-77427

FileRise: Insecure default cryptographic key fallback in manual installs

Published Oct 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. From 3.9.0 until 3.22.0, pristine manual FileRise installations without PERSISTENT_TOKENS_KEY or metadata/persistent_tokens.key can activate a published legacy compatibility key. If an attacker separately obtains ciphertext-bearing account or configuration files, the known fallback key can enable decryption of TOTP secrets or credentials. Docker installations already generated a unique persistent key, and existing installations are not automatically rotated because doing so could make encrypted state unreadable. This issue is fixed in version 3.22.0.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Error311
Error311 filerise
Vendors & Products Error311
Error311 filerise
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Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. From 3.9.0 until 3.22.0, pristine manual FileRise installations without PERSISTENT_TOKENS_KEY or metadata/persistent_tokens.key can activate a published legacy compatibility key. If an attacker separately obtains ciphertext-bearing account or configuration files, the known fallback key can enable decryption of TOTP secrets or credentials. Docker installations already generated a unique persistent key, and existing installations are not automatically rotated because doing so could make encrypted state unreadable. This issue is fixed in version 3.22.0.
Title FileRise: Insecure default cryptographic key fallback in manual installs
Weaknesses CWE-1188
CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 2:09 AM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2026, 7:59 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 14, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 20, 2026, 3:17 AM