CVE-2026-63358
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
21/07/2026
Last modified:
22/07/2026
Description
FileGator accepts arbitrary Unix permission values via the '/chmoditems' API endpoint and passes the value directly to PHP's native 'chmod()' function through 'octdec()' conversion, with no validation. This allows an authenticated user with 'chmod' permission to upgrade their privileges to root.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.40
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
7.30
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/filegator/filegator/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#7142---2026-05-18
- https://github.com/filegator/filegator/commit/4a44ed9a43f84505703dce669c68fb55270c3f2c
- https://github.com/filegator/filegator/tree/master
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-202-03.json
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63358



