---
id: CVE-2026-49467
title: Pingvin Share X is a secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform
summary: >-
  Pingvin Share X is a secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform. A
  vulnerability in versions 1.5.0 through 1.18.0 allow an attacker to bypass
  password verification when managing Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP)
  settings. The ro…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-303
  - CWE-304
published: '2026-08-12'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T21:02:22.660'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49467'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/smp46/pingvin-share-x/security/advisories/GHSA-59q6-jvp6-w282
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00617
epssPercentile: 0.47275
ingestedAt: '2026-08-15T21:29:26.963Z'
---

## Overview

Pingvin Share X is a secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform. A vulnerability in versions 1.5.0 through 1.18.0 allow an attacker to bypass password verification when managing Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) settings. The root cause is a missing `await` keyword on calls to the asynchronous `verifyPassword` method in `authTotp.service.ts` and the `authenticateUser` method in `auth.service.ts`. In JavaScript, an unawaited `Promise` is always truthy. So the logic intended to throw a `ForbiddenException` when a password is incorrect. It never executes because the expression evaluates the existence of the `Promise` object rather than its resolved boolean result. The vulnerability is fixed in version 1.18.1 by ensuring all asynchronous authentication calls are properly awaited. There are no official workarounds. If a user is locked out, an administrator must manually reset the user's TOTP status in the database.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.