File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Prior to 2.63.6, the Hook Authentication feature in File Browser allows administrators to delegate login verification to an external shell command. User-supplied credentials (username and password) are interpolated into this command string using os.Expand without sanitization. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject shell metacharacters in the username or password field at the login screen, causing the server to execute arbitrary OS commands before any authentication takes place. This is a critical pre-authentication RCE. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.6.
CVE-2026-54088
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 59% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.3
- EG Score
- 9.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 41.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 25, 2026
Last Modified
June 25, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026Command Injection via Authentication Hook Shell Substitution (Pre-Authentication RCE) · Advisory · filebrowser/filebrowser · GitHub
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-m93h-4hw7-5qcmVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-54088(1)
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Weakness Classification(3)
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Data Freshness Timeline
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- CVE-2009-20011EG 10.0CRITICAL
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- CVE-2006-0062EG 9.8CRITICAL
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