---
title: "CVE-2026-61844: FileRise - Broken Access Control"
description: "FileRise < 3.18.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by metadata filename collisions due to path flattening, letting low-privileged users alter folder metadata to gain unauthorized read and edit access, exploit requires attacker to control a colliding folder and have read_own access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-61844/
---

# CVE-2026-61844 FileRise - Broken Access Control

FileRise < 3.18.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by metadata filename collisions due to path flattening, letting low-privileged users alter folder metadata to gain unauthorized read and edit access, exploit requires attacker to control a colliding folder and have read\_own access.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61844)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-706](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/706.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 3.18.0 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-2026-61844](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61844)
- [https://github.com/error311/FileRise/commit/9ed1a38f00918849dbda30f54291d1451ed80d11](https://github.com/error311/FileRise/commit/9ed1a38f00918849dbda30f54291d1451ed80d11)
- [https://github.com/error311/FileRise/releases/tag/v3.18.0](https://github.com/error311/FileRise/releases/tag/v3.18.0)
- [https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-qpm8-pgmq-wxmh](https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-qpm8-pgmq-wxmh)

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