File Browser: Out-of-scope file deletion by a Create-only scoped user via symlink-following RemoveAll in upload failure-cleanup
Description
File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Prior to 2.63.16, a scoped, non-admin File Browser user holding only the Create permission can delete arbitrary files outside their scope (other tenants' data, and the application's own database) via the upload failure-cleanup path. ScopedFs.RemoveAll is the one dereferencing operation that skips the symlink guard every other method enforces. The direct-upload handler runs RemoveAll on the user-controlled path during failed-upload cleanup, gated only by Perm.Create. If an escaping directory symlink already exists inside the user's scope, an authenticated create-only user can delete an out-of-scope target, bypassing both the ScopedFs boundary and the Perm.Delete gate. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.16.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2Go | < 2.63.16 | 2.63.16 |
Affected products
1- Range: <2.63.16
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmm7-x4gx-8jhrghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55667ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/be23ab3a15bf957928ecfed88de5ab67850c1b9c/http/resource.goghsaWEB
- github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-fmm7-x4gx-8jhrghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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