---
id: CVE-2026-57493
title: >-
  FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload,
  editing, and batch operations
summary: >-
  FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload,
  editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.16.0, FileRise stores the isAdmin
  flag in remember-me tokens and restores that stale value during automatic
  login instead …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-613
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:17:37.910'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57493'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/error311/FileRise/commit/f7114ca2a4e624238dda0d097a07ad6b05c11bb6
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/error311/FileRise/releases/tag/v3.16.0'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-r55g-3hcc-6jx7
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.826Z'
vendor: error311
product: FileRise
affected:
  - FileRise < 3.16.0
---

## Overview

FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.16.0, FileRise stores the isAdmin flag in remember-me tokens and restores that stale value during automatic login instead of resolving the account's current role from users.txt. A user who was issued a token while an administrator can retain administrator access after demotion, and token rotation copies the stale privilege into each replacement token. Exploitation requires possession of the pre-demotion remember-me token. This issue is fixed in version 3.16.0.

## Remediation

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