CVE-2026-44196 (GCVE-0-2026-44196)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-12 17:40 – Updated: 2026-05-14 19:49
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Title
Pingvin Share X: TOTP Authentication Bypass via Password-only Login
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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
smp46 pingvin-share-x Affected: >= 1.14.1, < 1.16.3
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