# CVE-2026-27611: FileBrowser Quantum: Password Protection Not Enforced on Shared File Links

- Also known as: GO-2026-4546, GHSA-8VRH-3PM2-V4V6
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.3-stable, 1.2.6-beta, 0.0.0-20260221163904-dbcfba993b85
- Published: 2026-02-25 · Updated: 2026-02-27

## Affected

- gtsteffaniak filebrowser: fixed in 1.1.3-stable; from 1.2.0-beta, fixed in 1.2.6-beta
- github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/backend (Go): fixed in 0.0.0-20260221163904-dbcfba993b85

## Description

FileBrowser Quantum is a free, self-hosted, web-based file manager. Prior to versions 1.1.3-stable and 1.2.6-beta, when users share password-protected files, the recipient can completely bypass the password and still download the file. This happens because the API returns a direct download link in the details of the share, which is accessible to anyone with JUST THE SHARE LINK, even without the password. Versions 1.1.3-stable and 1.2.6-beta fix the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gtsteffaniak filebrowser, github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/backend, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.3-stable, 1.2.6-beta, 0.0.0-20260221163904-dbcfba993b85) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-8vrh-3pm2-v4v6
- https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/commit/c51b0ee9738fa4599b409f47c5bf820ef31b4fe1

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