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CVE-2026-54097 — Vulnerability in...

HIGH

File Browser: Cross-user unauthorized share-link deletion via unbounded prefix match in DeleteWithPathPrefix

Published June 12, 2026Updated July 21, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Summary A low-privileged authenticated user of filebrowser (with `create` + `delete` permissions in their own isolated scope) can silently destroy share-link records belonging to any other user — including the administrator — by performing a legitimate DELETE on a file in their own directory whose logical path happens to be a byte-prefix of another user's stored `share.Link.Path`. The file contents of the victim are not exposed, but the victim's share links are irrevocably wiped. ### Details `resourceDeleteHandler` in `http/resource.go` cleans up any share records that reference a deleted file by calling: ```go // http/resource.go err = d.store.Share.DeleteWithPathPrefix(file.Path) ``` `file.Path` here is the *logical* path from the URL of the deleting user's request (e.g. `/a`), not the absolute filesystem path. It is passed as-is to the bolt backend: ```go // storage/bolt/share.go func (s shareBackend) DeleteWithPathPrefix(pathPrefix string) error { var links []share.Link if err := s.db.Prefix("Path", pathPrefix, &links); err != nil { return err } for _, link := range links { err = errors.Join(err, s.db.DeleteStruct(&share.Link{Hash: link.Hash})) } return err } ``` **Why the design contradicts this behavior.** `share.Link` carries a `UserID` field and the application elsewhere treats shares as per-user owned resources. `shareDeleteHandler` explicitly enforces `link.UserID != d.user.ID && !d.user.Perm.Admin → 403`. The file-deletion side-effect path is the only location that bypasses this rule. ### Impact - Integrity: unauthorized deletion of share-link metadata belonging to arbitrary users, including administrators. - Availability: effective denial-of-service of the share-link feature — a cooperating (or malicious) low-priv user can wipe the bulk of existing share links by iterating a short set of one- and two-character prefixes.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 12, 2026 (122 days ago).
  • Last revised July 21, 2026 — 39 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2 to 2.63.6 or later
go get github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2@v2.63.6

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: Go (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2
Go
All versions2.63.6
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser
Go
All versionsRange-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-639
    Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-54097?
File Browser: Cross-user unauthorized share-link deletion via unbounded prefix match in DeleteWithPathPrefix This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-54097?
CVE-2026-54097 affects github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2 and github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-54097 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.1

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-5ww9-jg6q-38r7
GO-2026-5159

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