# CVE-2026-94618: FileGator missing authorization in batch download

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-94618-filegator-is-a-multi-user-file-manager-prior-to-7-15-0-get  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-06. Updated: 2026-11-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-94618 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-11-06

FileGator is a multi-user web-based file manager. In versions prior to 7.15.0, a user with download permissions can access and retrieve batch archives created by other users by guessing or learning their archive IDs, potentially exposing other users' downloaded file collections. The vulnerability requires the attacker to be an authenticated user with batch download permissions and knowledge of a victim's archive ID.

Technologies: [FileGator](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/filegator), [filegator/filegator (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/filegator-filegator). Vendors: [FileGator](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/filegator), [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-94618 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-94618 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-94618?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 6 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** FileGator before 7.15.0; filegator/filegator (Packagist) <= 7.14.4, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.15.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-94618?** Yes. filegator/filegator (Packagist): upgrade to 7.15.0 or later. Until then: Restrict batch download permissions to trusted users only, or in multi-user deployments, implement web server access log monitoring to detect unauthorized archive ID patterns and unusual download activity across user accounts. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-94618 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-94618?** Check whether you run FileGator or filegator/filegator (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- filegator/filegator (Packagist): upgrade to 7.15.0 or later

  ```sh
  composer require filegator/filegator:^7.15.0
  ```


Restrict batch download permissions to trusted users only, or in multi-user deployments, implement web server access log monitoring to detect unauthorized archive ID patterns and unusual download activity across user accounts.

## Technical details

The GET /batchdownload endpoint in DownloadController.php streams archived files based on a request-supplied uniqid without verifying the requesting session owns the archive. In multi-user deployments with per-user home directories, an authenticated attacker with read, download, and batchdownload permissions can bypass authorization by supplying another user's archive ID—obtainable from web server logs since it travels in the download URL. A successful replay also deletes the victim's pending archive.

## Affected products

- FileGator FileGator before 7.15.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-94618
- GHSA-f74m-x83r-c4v4

## Timeline

- 2026-11-06: disclosed
- 2026-08-12: patched: Fix merged as commit 638737e

## References

- [https://github.com/filegator/filegator/commit/638737e560cbf20cbeb5da4e4e6c974f8a080531](https://github.com/filegator/filegator/commit/638737e560cbf20cbeb5da4e4e6c974f8a080531)
- [https://github.com/filegator/filegator/pull/597](https://github.com/filegator/filegator/pull/597)

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