Flare: Password‑Protected Thumbnail Bypass
Flare is a Next.js-based, self-hostable file sharing platform that integrates with screenshot tools. Prior to version 1.7.2, the thumbnail endpoint does not validate the password for password‑protected files. It checks ownership/admin for private files but skips password verification, allowing thumbnail access without the password. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.2.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-30230
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 05:54 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Flare is a Next.js-based, self-hostable file sharing platform that integrates with screenshot tools. Prior to version 1.7.2, the thumbnail endpoint does not validate the password for password‑protected files. It checks ownership/admin for private files but skips password verification, allowing thumbnail access without the password. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.2.
osv:CVE-2026-30230
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-30230",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "Flare: Password‑Protected Thumbnail Bypass",
"summary": "Flare is a Next.js-based, self-hostable file sharing platform that integrates with screenshot tools. Prior to version 1.7.2, the thumbnail endpoint does not validate the password for password‑protected files. It checks ownership/admin for private files but skips password verification, allowing thumbnail access without the password. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.2.",
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"modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:26.458379007Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
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"https://github.com/FlintSH/Flare/security/advisories/GHSA-3x7v-x3r6-mjh7",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30230"
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 492874,
"published_at": "2026-03-06T21:09:59.726+00:00"
}