What is CVE-2026-55668?

CVE-2026-55668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Filebrowser, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-55668?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Filebrowser

CVE-2026-55668

File Browser provides a web file managing interface. Prior to 2.63.16, ScopedFs validates the nearest existing ancestor of a dangling symlink as in scope and then follows the symlink during file creation, allowing an authenticated user wit…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Filebrowser — versions < 2.63.16

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal
CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-55668?: CVE-2026-55668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Filebrowser, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-55668?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.