filebrowser through 2.63.23 fails to limit WebSocket message size in the /api/command handler before checking permissions, allowing authenticated users to buffer arbitrarily large messages. Attackers can send oversized WebSocket messages to exhaust server heap memory and cause denial of service regardless of EnableExec setting or Execute permission.

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Description filebrowser through 2.63.23 fails to limit WebSocket message size in the /api/command handler before checking permissions, allowing authenticated users to buffer arbitrarily large messages. Attackers can send oversized WebSocket messages to exhaust server heap memory and cause denial of service regardless of EnableExec setting or Execute permission.
Title filebrowser through 2.63.23 Denial of Service via unbounded WebSocket message
First Time appeared Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T12:48:24.176Z

Reserved: 2026-09-14T11:33:51.885Z

Link: CVE-2026-90927

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-14T13:19:30.710

Modified: 2026-09-14T13:19:30.710

Link: CVE-2026-90927

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