Description
Pingvin Share X is a secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform. From 1.14.1 to 1.16.2, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability allows an attacker who has obtained a valid username and password to skip the second-factor authentication (TOTP) requirement entirely. Although, an attacker still needs the user's password to reach this stage. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.3.
Published: 2026-05-12
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 14 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Smp46
Smp46 pingvin-share-x
Vendors & Products Smp46
Smp46 pingvin-share-x

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description Pingvin Share X is a secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform. From 1.14.1 to 1.16.2, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability allows an attacker who has obtained a valid username and password to skip the second-factor authentication (TOTP) requirement entirely. Although, an attacker still needs the user's password to reach this stage. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.3.
Title Pingvin Share X: TOTP Authentication Bypass via Password-only Login
Weaknesses CWE-287
CWE-697
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Smp46 Pingvin-share-x
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T19:49:00.840Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T15:13:47.570Z

Link: CVE-2026-44196

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T19:48:45.574Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-12T18:17:29.730

Modified: 2026-05-13T18:21:10.270

Link: CVE-2026-44196

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T10:37:53Z

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