CVE-2026-81889

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 73% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Prior to 2.1.70, elFinder URL uploads in php/elFinder.class.php can bypass server-side request forgery protections when PHP cURL is unavailable because validate_address() validates $info['ip'], but get_remote_contents() selects fsock_get_contents(), which connects to $arr['host'] and performs a second DNS resolution. An attacker able to submit a URL upload can use DNS rebinding to have the first resolution return a public address and the connection resolution return a loopback or private address, causing the internal HTTP response body to be stored as an uploaded file and made readable through elFinder. After a successful fetch, get_headers($url, true) separately requests the original hostname without reusing the validated and pinned connection, creating an additional blind server-side request forgery path even when curl_get_contents() is selected. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.70.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
70(Attend)
EG Risk 70/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 31, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 31, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

Version 2.1.70

Patch available: Studio-42/elFinder 2.1.70

https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/releases/tag/2.1.70
github_commit

commit 6d997386cd0f (Studio-42/elFinder)

Fix landed in Studio-42/elFinder commit 6d997386cd0f — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/6d997386cd0f1abab4706c220b46b0aea0ecff51
github_commit Patch Available

commit 191372c1bbeb (Studio-42/elFinder)

Patch available: Studio-42/elFinder 2.1.70 (contains commit 191372c1bbeb)

https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/191372c1bbebbd36fb55af79a84b9984861390ff
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

SSRF protection bypass via DNS rebinding in the `fsock_get_contents()` fallback · Advisory · Studio-42/elFinder · GitHub

https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/security/advisories/GHSA-8x3q-jpjh-qh5c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81889(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
studio-42/elfinder2.0.3 ... 2.1.9 (77 versions)2.1.70—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 22:44 UTCEG score recompute
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  8. 2026-08-31 20:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81889?
CVE-2026-81889 is a high vulnerability published on August 31, 2026. elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Prior to 2.1.70, elFinder URL uploads in php/elFinder.class.php can bypass server-side request forgery protections when PHP cURL is unavailable because validateaddress() validates $info['ip'], but…
When was CVE-2026-81889 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81889 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 31, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81889 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81889 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 73.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81889?
CVE-2026-81889 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81889?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81889, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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