# CVE-2026-44196

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-44196
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-287, CWE-697
- **Published:** May 12, 2026
- **Last Modified:** May 14, 2026

## Description

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 Products

- smp46 — pingvin-share-x (>= 1.14.1, < 1.16.3)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/smp46/pingvin-share-x/security/advisories/GHSA-j679-vp39-qwqq)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.30%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 22.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._