Description
File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. In versions 2.61.2 and below, any unauthenticated visitor can register a full administrator account when self-registration (signup = true) is enabled and the default user permissions have perm.admin = true. The signup handler blindly applies all default settings (including Perm.Admin) to the new user without any server-side guard that strips admin from self-registered accounts. The signupHandler is supposed to create unprivileged accounts for new visitors. It contains no explicit user.Perm.Admin = false reset after applying defaults. If an administrator (intentionally or accidentally) configures defaults.perm.admin = true and also enables signup, every account created via the public registration endpoint is an administrator with full control over all files, users, and server settings. This issue has been resolved in version 2.62.0.
Published: 2026-03-19
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Any user can register with full administrator privileges via the public self‑registration endpoint.
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5gg9-5g7w-hm73 File Browser Signup Grants Admin When Default Permissions Include Admin
History

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser
Vendors & Products Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. In versions 2.61.2 and below, any unauthenticated visitor can register a full administrator account when self-registration (signup = true) is enabled and the default user permissions have perm.admin = true. The signup handler blindly applies all default settings (including Perm.Admin) to the new user without any server-side guard that strips admin from self-registered accounts. The signupHandler is supposed to create unprivileged accounts for new visitors. It contains no explicit user.Perm.Admin = false reset after applying defaults. If an administrator (intentionally or accidentally) configures defaults.perm.admin = true and also enables signup, every account created via the public registration endpoint is an administrator with full control over all files, users, and server settings. This issue has been resolved in version 2.62.0.
Title File Browser Self Registration Grants Any User Admin Access When Default Permissions Include Admin
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


Subscriptions

Filebrowser Filebrowser
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-25T14:42:58.861Z

Reserved: 2026-03-13T18:53:03.533Z

Link: CVE-2026-32760

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T14:42:50.191Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-20T00:16:17.440

Modified: 2026-03-23T16:54:48.340

Link: CVE-2026-32760

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T14:10:30Z

Weaknesses