GO-2026-6870

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    GO-2026-6870

    Published: 5 Nov 2026Last Modified: 5 Nov 2026

    Summary: FileBrowser: Symlink following escapes user scope allowing arbitrary file read outside the served directory in github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/backend

    Details: FileBrowser: Symlink following escapes user scope allowing arbitrary file read outside the served directory in github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/backend

    References: https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-mgqf-5mf5-prfj, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116682, https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/commit/3c8c02414eefd3351ffe437fa39ff6eb150ffa67, https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/commit/4126edeb07a015c3809a89249b283e07a4e50c38, https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/2795, https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/2800, https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/releases/tag/v1.5.2-stable, https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/releases/tag/v2.0.1-beta

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/backend

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/backend

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.0.0-20260814233832-4126edeb07a0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    GO-2026-6870 | CVE-DB