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SBA Research joins the Linux Foundation Europe

October 22, 2025

We are proud to announce that we joined the Linux Foundation Europe, further strengthening our role within the international open-source community. With this step, we are reinforcing our commitment to advancing security and resilience in digital infrastructures. ... Read More

Distinguished paper award at ACM CCS 2025

October 16, 2025

David Schmidt, PhD student at CD-Lab AsTra, Sebastian Schrittwieser, key researcher at SBA Research and head of the CD-Lab, and Edgar Weippl, scientific director at SBA Research and full professor for security & privacy at the University of Vienna, received the Distinguished Paper Award at ACM CCS 2025 (A*-rated) for their work Leaky Apps: Large-scale Analysis of Secrets Distributed in Android and iOS Apps. ... Read More

New paper in Science Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

October 2, 2025

Our colleagues Georg Goldenits, and Thomas Neubauer published a new paper on Taxonomy of cybersecurity consideration in agriculture. This paper explores the key cybersecurity threats and reliability risks in Agriculture 4.0 by mapping potential faults and pitfalls to emerging digital technologies in farming. It also discusses countermeasures, legal frameworks,… Read More

Successful Kick-off for the 1st Shecurity Summer School in Vienna!

September 29, 2025

From September 19 to 21, around 65 talented and curious women and FINTA* immersed themselves in the exciting world of cybersecurity at the University of Vienna. This continuing education and networking program is unique in Europe and is designed to make it easier to enter and advance in IT security. ... Read More

Successful Kick-off for the 1st Shecurity Summer School in Vienna!

ARES 2025

August 21, 2025

The 20th International Conference on Availability, Reliability, and Security (ARES 2025) took center stage in Ghent, Belgium, from August 11-14, 2025, offering a platform for experts and enthusiasts to explore the latest developments in the field. Co-located with ARES 2025 was the 8th International Symposium for Industrial Control System & SCADA Cyber Security Research.... Read More

ARES 2025 beach flag and a lot of bikes in front of university Ghent campus

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 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 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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SBA Research joins the Linux Foundation Europe

Distinguished paper award at ACM CCS 2025

New paper in Science Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Successful Kick-off for the 1st Shecurity Summer School in Vienna!

ARES 2025

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

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)

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SBA Research is a research center for Information Security
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