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Training: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Prüfungsvorbereitungskurs – Teil 1

18.11.2025 - 20.11.2025

Machine Learning – Security, Privacy & Legal Aspects

24.11.2025

Training: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Prüfungsvorbereitungskurs – Teil 2

26.11.2025 - 27.11.2025

Gabriel Gegenhuber @ DEF CON 33

August 13, 2025

On 10th of August, Gabriel Gegenhuber, researcher at SBA Research and University of Vienna, and Maximilian Günther, researcher at the University of Vienna, gave a talk on “Silent Signals: Exploiting Security and Privacy Side-Channels in End-to-End Encrypted Messengers” at the… Read More

Gabriel Gegenhuber and Maximilian Günther on DEFCON 33 Stage

Congratulations to KuK Hofhackerei – 9th Place at DEF CON CTF 33!

August 12, 2025

We are incredibly proud of the Austrian hacking team KuK Hofhackerei, which secured 9th place at DEF CON CTF 33, one of the toughest and most renowned Capture the Flag competitions in the world. The DEF CON Capture the Flag competition is… Read More

Congratulations to KuK Hofhackerei – 9th Place at DEF CON CTF 33!

SBA Research & Alumni BBQ 2025

August 6, 2025

On a warm summer evening end of July, the SBA Research employees and alumni came together for our annual SBA BBQ – a tradition that brings colleagues, friends, and former team members together in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. The event offered the perfect opportunity to reconnect with alumni, share… Read More

Bernhard Garn @ 2nd IRDR Young Scientists Lumos

July 29, 2025

In June, our colleague Bernhard Garn, senior researcher at SBA Research, participated in the 2nd IRDR Young Scientists Lumos, a global pre-event to the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR). Co-hosted by the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and the… Read More

“Best of the Best”-Award for Kevin Mallinger, Gabriel Gegenhuber, and Edgar Weippl

July 24, 2025

We are proud to announce that this year, three members of SBA Research have been recognized for their outstanding contributions! Each year, the University of Vienna honors exceptional accomplishments by affiliated researchers through its “Best of the Best” awards. The recognition focuses on two main categories:… Read More

“Best of the Best”-Award for Kevin Mallinger, Gabriel Gegenhuber, and Edgar Weippl

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Insecure Password Handling (CVE-2025-52997)

July 24, 2025

Vulnerability Overview All user accounts authenticate towards a Filebrowser instance with a password. A missing password policy and brute-force protection makes it impossible for administrators to properly secure the authentication process. Recommended Countermeasure We recommend to update to Filebrowser version 2.34.1 or later and configure… Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Password Protection of Links Bypassable (CVE-2025-52996)

July 24, 2025

Vulnerability Overview Files managed by Filebrowser can be shared with a link to external persons. While the application allows protecting those links with a password, the implementation is error-prone, making an incidental unprotected sharing of a file possible. Recommended Countermeasure We recommend to update to… Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Command Execution Allowlist Bypass (CVE-2025-52995)

July 24, 2025

Vulnerability Overview The Command Execution feature of Filebrowser only allows the execution of shell commands which have been predefined on a user-specific allowlist. The implementation of this allowlist is erroneous, allowing a user to execute additional commands not permitted. Recommended Countermeasure We recommend to update… Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Command Execution not Limited to Scope (CVE-2025-52904)

July 24, 2025

Vulnerability Overview In the web application, all users have a scope assigned, and they only have access to the files within that scope. The Command Execution feature of Filebrowser allows the execution of shell commands which are not restricted to the scope, potentially giving an attacker read and write access… Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Shell Commands Can Spawn Other Commands (CVE-2025-52903)

July 24, 2025

Vulnerability Overview The Command Execution feature of Filebrowser only allows the execution of shell command which have been predefined on a user-specific allowlist. Many tools allow the execution of arbitrary different commands, rendering this limitation void. Recommended Countermeasure We recommend to disable the… Read More

SBA Research is a research center for Information Security
funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.

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Gabriel Gegenhuber @ DEF CON 33

Congratulations to KuK Hofhackerei – 9th Place at DEF CON CTF 33!

SBA Research & Alumni BBQ 2025

Bernhard Garn @ 2nd IRDR Young Scientists Lumos

“Best of the Best”-Award for Kevin Mallinger, Gabriel Gegenhuber, and Edgar Weippl

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Insecure Password Handling (CVE-2025-52997)

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Password Protection of Links Bypassable (CVE-2025-52996)

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Command Execution Allowlist Bypass (CVE-2025-52995)

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Command Execution not Limited to Scope (CVE-2025-52904)

SBA Security Advisory – Filebrowser Shell Commands Can Spawn Other Commands (CVE-2025-52903)

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