CVE-2026-44196

Summary

Pingvin Share X is a secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform. From 1.14.1 to 1.16.2, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability allows an attacker who has obtained a valid username and password to skip the second-factor authentication (TOTP) requirement entirely. Although, an attacker still needs the user's password to reach this stage. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.3.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
smp46pingvin-share-x>= 1.14.1, < 1.16.3affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-287: CWE-287: Improper Authentication
  • CWE-697: CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References