Unauthorized object reads via incorrect privilege assignment
Published Nov 30, 2022 · Updated Feb 23, 2026
Incorrect privilege assignment in M-Files Server before 22.3.11164.0 and 22.3.11237.1 allows remote authenticated users to read unmanaged objects. M-Files has not disclosed which authorization locus assigns the wrong privilege or how an unmanaged object becomes readable. Exploitation requires high privileges, network access, and user interaction; the reported consequence is limited to unauthorized object disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect privilege assignment in M-Files Server before 22.3.11164.0 and 22.3.11237.1 allows remote authenticated users to read unmanaged objects. M-Files has not disclosed which authorization locus assigns the wrong privilege or how an unmanaged object becomes readable. Exploitation requires high privileges, network access, and user interaction; the reported consequence is limited to unauthorized object disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-1606
- Published
- Nov 30, 2022
- Updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Vendor
- M-Files
- Product
- M-Files Server
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1213
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <22.3.11164.0
- Affected versionversion=0 <22.3.11237.1
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