High severity · published Feb 9, 2026
CVE-2026-25890
File Browser has a Path-Based Access Control Bypass via Multiple Leading Slashes in URL
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename and edit files. Prior to 2.57.1, an authenticated user can bypass the application's "Disallow" file path rules by modifying the request URL. By adding multiple slashes (e.g., //private/) to the path, the authorization check fails to match the rule, while the underlying filesystem resolves the path correctly, granting unauthorized access to restricted files. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.57.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
filebrowser · filebrowser
< 2.57.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25890
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25890
Patch
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/489af403a19057f6b6b4b1dc0e48cbb26a202ef9
Product
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releases/tag/v2.57.1
Exploit
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-4mh3-h929-w968
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