CVE-2026-72836
FileBrowser before 2.63.19 Case Sensitivity Authentication Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.2 Critical
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 10, 2026
Description
FileBrowser before 2.63.19 does not account for case-insensitive filesystems when checking home directory ownership during self-registration. When Signup and CreateUserDir are enabled and FileBrowser's root is on a case-insensitive filesystem (confirmed on Windows/NTFS), two self-registered usernames that differ only in letter case (e.g., CaseVictim and casevictim) are stored as distinct accounts but resolve to the same physical home directory, because the scope-ownership check compares the persisted scope as an exact case-sensitive string. A second registrant can therefore read, overwrite, and delete another account's files through authenticated HTTP endpoints, without needing an existing account or victim interaction.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.2 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
filebrowserfilebrowser |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-576v-w77m-gr84)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: FileBrowser before 2.63.19 Case Sensitivity Authentication Bypassthird-party-advisory
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