Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach WebDirect container-field upload
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ExploitUpload crafted image file
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ExecutionTrigger OOB read in thumbnail generation
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ImpactDisclose FileMaker Server process memory
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires a FileMaker Server for Linux instance running FileMaker WebDirect, hosting a solution that exposes a container field the attacker can upload into; the attacker must submit a crafted image so that server-side thumbnail generation over-reads memory. Limiting factors: WebDirect must be enabled and the container-upload path reachable (which generally implies a WebDirect guest or authenticated session, so exploitation is not purely anonymous in most deployments), and only the Linux server variant is affected. Impact is bounded to memory disclosure (and possible process crash), not code execution. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but not urgent priority. The NVD CVSS 3.1 vector (9.1, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/A:H) paints a critical remote-unauthenticated picture, but multiple independent signals temper that: EPSS is only 0.14% (3rd percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC has been identified. SSVC aligns with 'Exploitation: none' (no observed activity) while flagging 'Automatable: yes' and 'Technical Impact: total' - meaning that IF a reliable exploit emerged it could be scripted broadly, which is the main reason to patch promptly despite low current EPSS. Two vector points warrant scrutiny: PR:N is questionable because uploading an image to a container field via WebDirect normally implies a WebDirect session (guest or account) to a solution that exposes an editable container field - verify whether the target deployment permits anonymous uploads. A:H is also generous: an out-of-bounds READ during thumbnail generation typically yields memory disclosure (C:H, justified) and at most a process crash (A:L), not a total availability loss - verify with vendor. Net: patch on a normal cycle, not emergency, given no exploitation evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with access to a FileMaker WebDirect solution that exposes a container field uploads a specially crafted image file. During server-side thumbnail generation the malformed image triggers an out-of-bounds read, and fragments of FileMaker Server process memory (potentially including session tokens or other users' data) are disclosed back to the attacker. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026
Server-side thumbnail generation in FileMaker Server for Linux can be forced to over-read process memory when an attacker uploads a specially crafted image into a container field reachable through FileMaker WebDirect, leaking contents of the server's process memory and potentially crashing the worker process. Only the Linux server variant is affected; exploitation requires WebDirect to be enabled and a hosted solution that exposes a writable container field, which in most deployments implies a WebDirect guest or low-privilege authenticated session (the assessed vector is PR:L, while NVD's published vector claims PR:N - a discrepancy worth noting when scoring). No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, the issue is not in CISA KEV, and EPSS is a low 0.14% (3rd percentile); Claris has released a fix in FileMaker Server 26.0.3, so this is a genuine but not urgent priority - patch on a normal cycle rather than under emergency change.
RemediationAI
Upgrade FileMaker Server for Linux to 26.0.3 or later - this is the vendor-released patch version that addresses the flaw, and Claris documents it in advisory https://support.claris.com/s/answerview?anum=000049218&language=en_US. If the upgrade cannot be applied immediately, the most effective compensating control is to disable FileMaker WebDirect (or restrict it to trusted networks/IPs at a reverse proxy or firewall) so the thumbnail-generation path is unreachable - the trade-off is that browser-based access to hosted solutions stops working for those users. A narrower mitigation is to remove or tighten upload permissions on container fields in solutions served through WebDirect, or to disallow image uploads into those fields; this preserves WebDirect for other functionality but breaks workflows that depend on container image submission and can be bypassed if any other writable container field exists. Running the FileMaker Server process with minimal OS privileges and monitoring for worker-process crashes (typical when the over-read hits an unmapped page) can reduce and detect impact, but does not remove the disclosure primitive. Given that no public exploit has been identified and EPSS is 0.14% (3rd percentile) with no KEV listing, treating 26.0.3 as a scheduled maintenance update with the WebDirect exposure check above is a reasonable risk-balanced approach.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a classic out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the image-decoding/thumbnail pipeline that FileMaker Server uses to render previews of images stored in container fields. When WebDirect serves a solution, uploaded container images are processed server-side to produce thumbnails; because the decoder does not adequately validate the image's structure (dimensions, offsets, or declared lengths) against the actual buffer, crafted image content causes the parser to read past the end of an allocated buffer and return adjacent heap/process memory as part of the generated thumbnail. That is why this is an information disclosure rather than a code-execution bug: the primitive is a read, and the practical impact is leakage of process memory plus possible process termination (the assessed vector rates availability impact L, not H). The supplied tag set labels this a "Buffer Overflow", which is a broad categorization - the CWE and the assessed impact both confirm an out-of-bounds read, and analysts should avoid treating it as a memory-corruptionRCE-class issue. Affected software is captured by CPE cpe:2.3:a:claris:filemaker_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (all versions before 26.0.3), with the Linux edition being the exploitable build; Claris is the vendor (reported by apple/Claris), and the CVE maps to ENISA EUVD-2026-85428. CISA's SSVC decision framework marks the issue as Automatable: yes and Technical Impact: total, with Exploitation: none - meaning a scalable exploit is plausible in principle but no active exploitation is currently observed.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
WebDirect container upload generally needs a session (PR:L); crafted image reliably triggers the read (AC:L); OOB read yields memory disclosure (C:H) and at most a crash (A:L), no integrity impact.
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionNVD
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in FileMaker Server for Linux allowed an attacker uploading a specially crafted image file to a container field to disclose process memory during thumbnail generation in FileMaker WebDirect. This vulnerability is addressed in FileMaker Server version 26.0.3.
Executive ViewAI
FileMaker Server for Linux contains a critical memory-disclosure flaw that could allow a user with access to a hosted solution to read sensitive data out of the server process and crash worker processes, disrupting the business applications running on that platform. Organizations that expose WebDirect externally alongside writable container fields carry the greatest exposure, where leaked memory could include credentials or customer data. Claris has released a fix and there is no evidence of exploitation, so this is a genuine but manageable risk that should be closed on a standard patch cycle rather than through emergency change.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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