Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-62843File Browser: Archive builder turns backslash filenames into path traversal (zip-slip)

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in filebrowser from filebrowser. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. From 2.63.6 to 2.63.16, File Browser's archive builder uses strings.ReplaceAll(nameInArchive, "\", "/"), which turns a POSIX filename such as ..\..\evil.sh into the archive entry ../../evil.sh, allowing a user with upload permission to plant a backslash-named file that escapes the extraction directory when another user downloads and extracts the generated zip or tar archive. This issue is fixed in version 2.63.17.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/filebrowser/filebrowserno fix listedGO-2026-6026
Gogithub.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v22.63.17GHSA-83xp-526h-j3ww
Gogithub.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v22.63.17GO-2026-6026

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
filebrowser filebrowser >= 2.63.6, < 2.63.17

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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