--- title: "CVE-2026-57492: FileRise - Authentication Bypass" description: "FileRise < 3.16.0 contains an authentication bypass caused by treating an empty or missing users.txt file as a fresh installation, letting unauthenticated remote attackers create an administrator account, exploit requires user store to be empty or missing." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-57492/ --- # CVE-2026-57492 FileRise - Authentication Bypass FileRise < 3.16.0 contains an authentication bypass caused by treating an empty or missing users.txt file as a fresh installation, letting unauthenticated remote attackers create an administrator account, exploit requires user store to be empty or missing. CVSS base score 7.4 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57492) ## Details Type Authentication Bypass Impact Broken Authentication CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Published 14 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-306](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html) ## Vendor fix Upgrade to version 3.16.0 or later. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57492](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57492) - [https://github.com/error311/FileRise/commit/f7114ca2a4e624238dda0d097a07ad6b05c11bb6](https://github.com/error311/FileRise/commit/f7114ca2a4e624238dda0d097a07ad6b05c11bb6) - [https://github.com/error311/FileRise/releases/tag/v3.16.0](https://github.com/error311/FileRise/releases/tag/v3.16.0) - [https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-g555-3rg9-wrq8](https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-g555-3rg9-wrq8) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)