---
id: CVE-2026-77427
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. From 3.9.0 until 3.22.0, pristine manual
  FileRise installations without PERSISTENT_TOKENS_KEY or
  metadata/persistent_tokens.key can a…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-798
  - CWE-1188
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:17:39.567'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77427'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/error311/FileRise/commit/b5213b66d4c668a45f1b7600aa62b79cb66ddbe6
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/error311/FileRise/releases/tag/v3.22.0'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-g6p5-9cpq-mp5h
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.830Z'
---

## Overview

FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. From 3.9.0 until 3.22.0, pristine manual FileRise installations without PERSISTENT_TOKENS_KEY or metadata/persistent_tokens.key can activate a published legacy compatibility key. If an attacker separately obtains ciphertext-bearing account or configuration files, the known fallback key can enable decryption of TOTP secrets or credentials. Docker installations already generated a unique persistent key, and existing installations are not automatically rotated because doing so could make encrypted state unreadable. This issue is fixed in version 3.22.0.

## Remediation

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