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High · 7.1 CVE-2026-27611 EUVD-2026-8594GHSA-8vrh-3pm2-v4v6GO-2026-4546

FileBrowser Quantum: Password Protection Not Enforced on Shared File Links

Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 27, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

FileBrowser Quantum is a free, self-hosted, web-based file manager. Prior to versions 1.1.3-stable and 1.2.6-beta, when users share password-protected files, the recipient can completely bypass the password and still download the file. This happens because the API returns a direct download link in the details of the share, which is accessible to anyone with JUST THE SHARE LINK, even without the password. Versions 1.1.3-stable and 1.2.6-beta fix the issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
gtsteffaniak filebrowser < 1.1.3-stable, >= 1.2.0-beta, < 1.2.6-beta —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 govulncheck-vulndb 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 govulncheck-vulndb 0.0.20260226T182644-150000.1.149.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0757-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/backend < 0.0.0-20260221163904-dbcfba993b85 0.0.0-20260221163904-dbcfba993b85 GHSA-8vrh-3pm2-v4v6

Advisories 2

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