diff --git a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
index 0c336669a..a5091a6f1 100644
--- a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
+++ b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ c03dc585f89642cfd81b087ac2723e3e1bb3bfa8c60e6f5fe58ef3b0113ebfe6  lib/core/data.
 48797d6c34dd9bb8a53f7f3794c85f4288d82a9a1d6be7fcf317d388cb20d4b3  lib/core/replication.py
 0b8c38a01bb01f843d94a6c5f2075ee47520d0c4aa799cecea9c3e2c5a4a23a6  lib/core/revision.py
 888daba83fd4a34e9503fe21f01fef4cc730e5cde871b1d40e15d4cbc847d56c  lib/core/session.py
-b93b225a22ec3f11f2b37823f5ee7c4ed76b67cac9bebc4a2e62e1ae1a2538db  lib/core/settings.py
+dcd48ee4483e0ef394e4d4f7bb5566b107ea0e0d4b665ad2b0280ecb12799b47  lib/core/settings.py
 cd5a66deee8963ba8e7e9af3dd36eb5e8127d4d68698811c29e789655f507f82  lib/core/shell.py
 bcb5d8090d5e3e0ef2a586ba09ba80eef0c6d51feb0f611ed25299fbb254f725  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 70ea3768f1b3062b22d20644df41c86238157ec80dd43da40545c620714273c6  lib/core/target.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ f522436fbd14bdab090a1d305fcac0361800cb8e36c8cbcb47933298376a71e0  lib/takeover/r
 0787f78e6bd9bb21d4267c95c4c99806711bb57c5518485c2e25f10fcf9c41fc  lib/takeover/udf.py
 23d73af417604dab460b74cdc230896153f018a6c00d144019491053640a172f  lib/takeover/web.py
 8cc1e226d4150fe8aa1a056e5d32d858ed6444d3d4e2af7fb4bc08f0bbe9d527  lib/takeover/xp_cmdshell.py
-3609556c6c72010ce4cae5ffeeb74437a15a9dc218f77e079655f32e704fdeef  lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
+ea815192edb20b5f60e72a7eded9e2942c9e1dcb378b86f101ee69cf8de149f3  lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
 1966ca704961fb987ab757f0a4afddbf841d1a880631b701487c75cef63d60c3  lib/techniques/blind/__init__.py
 1966ca704961fb987ab757f0a4afddbf841d1a880631b701487c75cef63d60c3  lib/techniques/dns/__init__.py
 3df9839fb92a81d46b6194d7adacb43f391efb78b071783c132e8d596ecbfaf1  lib/techniques/dns/test.py
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 23f3bf8e0..a39968180 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.10.6.94"
+VERSION = "1.10.6.95"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
index d9207e2b1..42c20f686 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
             lastChar = 0
         elif conf.lastChar is not None and (isinstance(conf.lastChar, int) or (hasattr(conf.lastChar, "isdigit") and conf.lastChar.isdigit())):
             lastChar = int(conf.lastChar)
+            if kb.fileReadMode:  # Note: file content is retrieved hex-encoded (2 chars per byte), mirroring the firstChar handling above
+                lastChar <<= 1
         elif hasattr(lastChar, "isdigit") and lastChar.isdigit() or isinstance(lastChar, int):
             lastChar = int(lastChar)
         else: