# CVE-2026-44460: FileRise: TOTP Bypass via Setup Endpoint Disclosing Existing Secret

> An attacker with a victim's password can retrieve their TOTP secret via a setup endpoint, bypassing two-factor authentication to gain full account access.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 May 2026
- **Updated:** 28 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84hw-8g73-v3f8

## What is CVE-2026-44460?

CVE-2026-44460 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in error311 FileRise, published on 27 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.12.0, /api/totp_setup.php is callable from a session that has only passed the password check (state pending_login_user). When the target account already has TOTP configured, the endpoint decrypts and returns the user's existing TOTP secret inside the QR PNG instead of refusing or generating a new secret. An attacker who already possesses the victim's password can therefore retrieve the live TOTP secret, derive a valid one-time code, submit it to /api/totp_verify.php, and obtain a fully authenticated session without ever possessing the victim's authenticator device. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.12.0.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44460?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-44460?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-44460 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-44460 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-44460 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-44460 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in error311 FileRise, published on 27 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-44460 exists.

Affected product: error311 FileRise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44460/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44460
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44460
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44460

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44460/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.