FileGator up to 7.14.1 Chmod chmod permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FileGator up to 7.14.1. This impacts the function chmod of the component Chmod. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-63358. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FileGator up to 7.14.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function chmod of the component Chmod. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

FileGator accepts arbitrary Unix permission values via the '/chmoditems' API endpoint and passes the value directly to PHP's native 'chmod()' function through 'octdec()' conversion, with no validation. This allows an authenticated user with 'chmod' permission to upgrade their privileges to root.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-63358 since 07/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 7.14.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: FileGator 7.14.2

Timelineinfo

07/16/2026 CVE reserved
07/22/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
07/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-63358 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-63358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-381401

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2026 02:41
Changes: 07/22/2026 02:41 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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