---
id: CVE-2026-57492
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 treats an empty or
  missing users.txt file as a fresh installation even after setup previously
  completed. If…
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
vendor: error311
product: FileRise
affected:
  - FileRise < 3.16.0
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T16:18:17.787'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57492'
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-g555-3rg9-wrq8
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/error311/FileRise/security/advisories/GHSA-g555-3rg9-wrq8
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T15:28:49.012069Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.825Z'
epss: 0.00349
epssPercentile: 0.28301
---

## Overview

FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.16.0, FileRise treats an empty or missing users.txt file as a fresh installation even after setup previously completed. If storage loss, truncation, or another failure empties the user store, an unauthenticated remote caller can detect that setup mode reopened and create the next initial administrator account through the setup flow. The application lacked a durable setup-complete marker independent of the mutable user store. This issue is fixed in version 3.16.0.

## Remediation

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