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            {
                "category": "legal_disclaimer",
                "text": "The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this portal to enhance access to its information and vulnerabilities. The use of this information is subject to the following terms and conditions:\n\nThe vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are gathered by NCSC-NL from a variety of open sources, which the user can retrieve from other platforms. NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this portal is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or real-time keeping up-to-date. NCSC-NL does not control nor guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information obtained from these external sources. The vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are intended solely for the convenience of professional parties to take appropriate measures to manage the risks posed to the cybersecurity. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein.\n\nNCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of the vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in it.\nThe information on this page is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this portal regarding the disclosure of vulnerabilities will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings."
            }
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            "name": "National Cyber Security Centre",
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        "title": "CVE-2026-32761",
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            "current_release_date": "2026-03-26T06:11:53.266516Z",
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                    "name": "V.E.L.M.A",
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                    "date": "2026-03-18T13:39:38.153751Z",
                    "number": "1",
                    "summary": "CVE created.| Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| References created (2).| CWES updated (1)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-18T13:39:40.922125Z",
                    "number": "2",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score created."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-19T11:40:15.839402Z",
                    "number": "3",
                    "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| References created (2).| CWES updated (1)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-20T18:21:50.004327Z",
                    "number": "4",
                    "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)."
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-03-20T18:21:52.893201Z",
                    "number": "5",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-03-20T18:22:36.165968Z",
                    "number": "6",
                    "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (1).| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)."
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-03-20T18:22:40.826918Z",
                    "number": "7",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-20T21:41:38.077603Z",
                    "number": "8",
                    "summary": "References created (3)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-20T21:59:42.327809Z",
                    "number": "9",
                    "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| EPSS created."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-21T03:38:53.528558Z",
                    "number": "10",
                    "summary": "Unknown change."
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-03-21T13:47:23.289567Z",
                    "number": "11",
                    "summary": "References removed (3)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-22T00:51:48.932157Z",
                    "number": "12",
                    "summary": "References created (3)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-22T11:24:51.653047Z",
                    "number": "13",
                    "summary": "References removed (3)."
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-03-22T12:41:30.686108Z",
                    "number": "14",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-23T00:53:58.787180Z",
                    "number": "15",
                    "summary": "References created (3)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-23T05:15:55.793998Z",
                    "number": "16",
                    "summary": "References removed (3)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-24T06:58:34.297748Z",
                    "number": "17",
                    "summary": "Products connected (1).| Product Identifiers created (1).| Exploits created (1)."
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-03-24T06:58:36.476654Z",
                    "number": "18",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2026-03-24T20:56:19.910962Z",
                    "number": "19",
                    "summary": "References created (3)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-03-24T20:56:24.368279Z",
                    "number": "20",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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            ],
            "status": "interim",
            "version": "20"
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    },
    "product_tree": {
        "branches": [
            {
                "branches": [
                    {
                        "branches": [
                            {
                                "category": "product_version_range",
                                "name": "vers:unknown/<2.62.0",
                                "product": {
                                    "name": "vers:unknown/<2.62.0",
                                    "product_id": "CSAFPID-5874023",
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                                        "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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                                }
                            }
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                        "name": "File Browser"
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    "vulnerabilities": [
        {
            "cve": "CVE-2026-32761",
            "cwe": {
                "id": "CWE-639",
                "name": "Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key"
            },
            "notes": [
                {
                    "category": "description",
                    "text": "### Summary\nA permission enforcement flaw allows users without download privileges (`download=false`) to still expose and retrieve file content via public share links when they retain share privileges (`share=true`). This bypasses intended access control policy and enables unauthorized data exfiltration to unauthenticated users. Where download restrictions are used for data-loss prevention or role separation.\n\n### Details\nThe backend applies inconsistent authorization checks across download paths:\n\n- Direct raw download correctly enforces `Perm.Download`:\n  - [[raw.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/raw.go#82)](filebrowser/http/raw.go:82)\n- Share creation only enforces `Perm.Share`:\n  - [[share.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/share.go#21)](filebrowser/http/share.go:21)\n- Public share/download handlers serve shared content without verifying owner `Perm.Download`:\n  - [public.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/public.go#18)(filebrowser/http/public.go:18)\n  - [public.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/public.go#116)(filebrowser/http/public.go:116)\n\nAs a result, a user who is blocked from direct downloads can create a share and obtain the same file via `/api/public/dl/<hash>`.\n\n### PoC\n\n1. Create a non-admin user with:\n- `perm.share = true`\n- `perm.download = false`\n\n2. Login as that user and upload a **PDF** file:\n- `POST /api/resources/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf` with `Content-Type: application/pdf`\n\n3. Verify direct raw download is denied:\n- `GET /api/raw/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf`\n- Expected and observed: `202 Accepted` (blocked)\n\n4. Create share for same file:\n- `POST /api/share/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf`\n- Observed: `200`, response includes `hash` (example: `qxfK3JMG`)\n\n5. Download publicly without authentication:\n- `GET /api/public/dl/<hash>`\n- Observed (vulnerable): `200`, `Content-Type: application/pdf`, and PDF bytes are returned\n\nLive evidence captured (March 1, 2026):\n- `create user`: `201`\n- `create file`: `200`\n- `direct /api/raw`: `202 Accepted`\n- `create share`: `200`\n- `public download /api/public/dl/mxK-ppZb`: `200`\n- `public download content-type`: `application/pdf`\n- `public download body length`: `327` bytes\n\n### Impact\nThis is an **access control / authorization policy bypass** vulnerability.\n\n- **Who can exploit:** Any authenticated user granted `share=true` but denied `download`.\n- **Who is impacted:** Operators and organizations relying on download restrictions to prevent data export.\n- **What can happen:** Restricted users can still distribute and retrieve files publicly, including unauthenticated access through share URLs.",
                    "title": "github - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68j5-4m99-w9w9"
                },
                {
                    "category": "description",
                    "text": "### Summary\nA permission enforcement flaw allows users without download privileges (`download=false`) to still expose and retrieve file content via public share links when they retain share privileges (`share=true`). This bypasses intended access control policy and enables unauthorized data exfiltration to unauthenticated users. Where download restrictions are used for data-loss prevention or role separation.\n\n### Details\nThe backend applies inconsistent authorization checks across download paths:\n\n- Direct raw download correctly enforces `Perm.Download`:\n  - [[raw.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/raw.go#82)](filebrowser/http/raw.go:82)\n- Share creation only enforces `Perm.Share`:\n  - [[share.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/share.go#21)](filebrowser/http/share.go:21)\n- Public share/download handlers serve shared content without verifying owner `Perm.Download`:\n  - [public.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/public.go#18)(filebrowser/http/public.go:18)\n  - [public.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/public.go#116)(filebrowser/http/public.go:116)\n\nAs a result, a user who is blocked from direct downloads can create a share and obtain the same file via `/api/public/dl/<hash>`.\n\n### PoC\n\n1. Create a non-admin user with:\n- `perm.share = true`\n- `perm.download = false`\n\n2. Login as that user and upload a **PDF** file:\n- `POST /api/resources/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf` with `Content-Type: application/pdf`\n\n3. Verify direct raw download is denied:\n- `GET /api/raw/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf`\n- Expected and observed: `202 Accepted` (blocked)\n\n4. Create share for same file:\n- `POST /api/share/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf`\n- Observed: `200`, response includes `hash` (example: `qxfK3JMG`)\n\n5. Download publicly without authentication:\n- `GET /api/public/dl/<hash>`\n- Observed (vulnerable): `200`, `Content-Type: application/pdf`, and PDF bytes are returned\n\nLive evidence captured (March 1, 2026):\n- `create user`: `201`\n- `create file`: `200`\n- `direct /api/raw`: `202 Accepted`\n- `create share`: `200`\n- `public download /api/public/dl/mxK-ppZb`: `200`\n- `public download content-type`: `application/pdf`\n- `public download body length`: `327` bytes\n\n### Impact\nThis is an **access control / authorization policy bypass** vulnerability.\n\n- **Who can exploit:** Any authenticated user granted `share=true` but denied `download`.\n- **Who is impacted:** Operators and organizations relying on download restrictions to prevent data export.\n- **What can happen:** Restricted users can still distribute and retrieve files publicly, including unauthenticated access through share URLs.",
                    "title": "github - https://api.github.com/advisories/GHSA-68j5-4m99-w9w9"
                },
                {
                    "category": "description",
                    "text": "File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Versions 2.61.0 and below contain a permission enforcement bypass which allows users who are denied download privileges (perm.download = false) but granted share privileges (perm.share = true) to exfiltrate file content by creating public share links. While the direct raw download endpoint (/api/raw/) correctly enforces the download permission, the share creation endpoint only checks Perm.Share, and the public download handler (/api/public/dl/<hash>) serves file content without verifying that the original file owner has download permission. This means any authenticated user with share access can circumvent download restrictions by sharing a file and then retrieving it via the unauthenticated public download URL. The vulnerability undermines data-loss prevention and role-separation policies, as restricted users can publicly distribute files they are explicitly blocked from downloading directly. This issue has been fixed in version 2.62.0.",
                    "title": "nvd - https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2026-32761"
                },
                {
                    "category": "description",
                    "text": "File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Versions 2.61.0 and below contain a permission enforcement bypass which allows users who are denied download privileges (perm.download = false) but granted share privileges (perm.share = true) to exfiltrate file content by creating public share links. While the direct raw download endpoint (/api/raw/) correctly enforces the download permission, the share creation endpoint only checks Perm.Share, and the public download handler (/api/public/dl/<hash>) serves file content without verifying that the original file owner has download permission. This means any authenticated user with share access can circumvent download restrictions by sharing a file and then retrieving it via the unauthenticated public download URL. The vulnerability undermines data-loss prevention and role-separation policies, as restricted users can publicly distribute files they are explicitly blocked from downloading directly. This issue has been fixed in version 2.62.0.",
                    "title": "cveprojectv5 - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32761.json"
                },
                {
                    "category": "other",
                    "text": "0.00027",
                    "title": "EPSS"
                },
                {
                    "category": "other",
                    "text": "3.8",
                    "title": "NCSC Score"
                },
                {
                    "category": "other",
                    "text": "Is related to CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)",
                    "title": "NCSC Score top increasing factors"
                },
                {
                    "category": "other",
                    "text": "Exploit code publicly available, Is related to (a version of) an uncommon product, There is exploit data available from source Nvd",
                    "title": "NCSC Score top decreasing factors"
                }
            ],
            "product_status": {
                "known_affected": [
                    "CSAFPID-5874023"
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                {
                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Source - github",
                    "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68j5-4m99-w9w9"
                },
                {
                    "category": "external",
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                    "url": "https://api.github.com/advisories/GHSA-68j5-4m99-w9w9"
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                {
                    "category": "external",
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                    "category": "external",
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                    "url": "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2026-32761"
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                {
                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Source - cveprojectv5",
                    "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32761.json"
                },
                {
                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Source - first",
                    "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?limit=10000&offset=0"
                },
                {
                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; github; nvd",
                    "url": "https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-68j5-4m99-w9w9"
                },
                {
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                },
                {
                    "category": "external",
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                    "url": "https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/09a26166b4f79446e7174c017380f6db45444e32"
                },
                {
                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; github; nvd",
                    "url": "https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releases/tag/v2.62.0"
                },
                {
                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Reference - github",
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                    "cvss_v3": {
                        "version": "3.1",
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                }
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}