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    "lang": "en-US",
    "publisher": {
      "category": "coordinator",
      "contact_details": "https://www.cisa.gov/report",
      "issuing_authority": "CISA",
      "name": "CISA",
      "namespace": "https://www.cisa.gov/"
    },
    "title": "FileGator privilege escalation",
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      "current_release_date": "2026-07-21T19:53:59Z",
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      "status": "final",
      "version": "1.0.0",
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          "number": "1.0.0",
          "summary": "Initial publication",
          "date": "2026-07-21T19:53:59Z"
        }
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        "label": "WHITE"
      }
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    "notes": [
      {
        "text": "All information products included in [https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/tree/develop/csaf_files/IT/white](https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/tree/develop/csaf_files/IT/white) are provided \\\"as is\\\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see [https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/](https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/).",
        "title": "Legal Notice",
        "category": "legal_disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "text": "Worldwide",
        "title": "Countries and Areas Deployed",
        "category": "other"
      },
      {
        "text": "Information Technology",
        "title": "Critical Infrastructure Sectors",
        "category": "other"
      },
      {
        "text": "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.",
        "title": "Risk Evaluation",
        "category": "summary"
      },
      {
        "text": "Fixed in version 7.14.2.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices",
        "category": "general"
      },
      {
        "text": "United States",
        "title": "Company Headquarters Location",
        "category": "other"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-202-03.json",
        "summary": "Vulnerability Advisory VA-26-202-03 CSAF",
        "category": "self"
      }
    ]
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        "name": "FileGator",
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          {
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            "name": "FileGator",
            "branches": [
              {
                "category": "product_version_range",
                "name": "<7.14.2",
                "product": {
                  "name": "FileGator FileGator <7.14.2",
                  "product_id": "CSAFPID-0001"
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              },
              {
                "category": "product_version",
                "name": "7.14.2",
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  "vulnerabilities": [
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      "cve": "CVE-2026-63358",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-732",
        "name": "Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "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.",
          "title": "Description"
        },
        {
          "category": "details",
          "title": "SSVC",
          "text": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/2026-07-14T19:33:24Z/"
        }
      ],
      "title": "FileGator privilege escalation",
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        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "github.com",
          "url": "https://github.com/filegator/filegator/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#7142---2026-05-18"
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        {
          "category": "external",
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          "url": "https://github.com/filegator/filegator/commit/4a44ed9a43f84505703dce669c68fb55270c3f2c"
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          "url": "https://github.com/filegator/filegator/tree/master"
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          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.cve.org",
          "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63358"
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          "category": "external",
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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
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          "products": [
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Fixed 2026-05-18.",
          "url": "https://github.com/filegator/filegator/commit/4a44ed9a43f84505703dce669c68fb55270c3f2c",
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          "date": "2026-05-18T00:00:00Z"
        },
        {
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      ],
      "acknowledgments": [
        {
          "names": [
            "Abdul Moiz"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release_date": "2026-05-18T00:00:00Z"
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