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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-72836 EUVD-2026-58650GHSA-f37p-wpgx-m9mr

FileBrowser before 2.63.19 Case Sensitivity Authentication Bypass

Published Aug 14, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
filebrowser filebrowser < 2.63.19 2.63.19

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