CVE-2026-91144: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in zfile-dev zfile
ZFile through 5.0.5 fails to validate requested file paths against a share link's allowed entries on the download endpoint. Attackers holding a share link can supply arbitrary file paths as query parameters to download any file under the shared base directory, bypassing the intended access restrictions.
CVE-2026-91144: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in zfile-dev zfile
Description
ZFile through 5.0.5 fails to validate requested file paths against a share link's allowed entries on the download endpoint. Attackers holding a share link can supply arbitrary file paths as query parameters to download any file under the shared base directory, bypassing the intended access restrictions.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
zfile-dev
zfile
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T20:35:39.547Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa86eda55bf5e2cf5b12c51
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 22:02:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:02:02 UTC
Views: 1
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