Critical severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-54088
File Browser: Command Injection via Authentication Hook Shell Substitution (Pre-Authentication RCE)
9.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Prior to 2.63.6, the Hook Authentication feature in File Browser allows administrators to delegate login verification to an external shell command. User-supplied credentials (username and password) are interpolated into this command string using os.Expand without sanitization. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject shell metacharacters in the username or password field at the login screen, causing the server to execute arbitrary OS commands before any authentication takes place. This is a critical pre-authentication RCE. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.6.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
filebrowser · filebrowser
< 2.63.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54088
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54088
github.com
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-m93h-4hw7-5qcm
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