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CVE-2026-40189

critical

goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go.

Vendor / product: Goshs — goshs

goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.4, goshs enforces the documented per-folder .goshs ACL/basic-auth mechanism for directory listings and file reads, but it does not enforce the same authorization checks for state-changing routes. An unauthenticated attacker can upload files with PUT, upload files with multipart POST /upload, create directories with ?mkdir, and delete files with ?delete inside a .goshs-protected directory. By deleting the .goshs file itself, the attacker can remove the folder's auth policy and then access previously protected content without credentials. This results in a critical authorization bypass affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.4.

CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-04-10 20:16
Modified: 2026-10-26 22:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

goshs / goshs <2.0.0, 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-wvhv-qcqf-f3cx
Vendor advisory: https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-wvhv-qcqf-f3cx
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/commit/f212c4f4a126556bab008f79758e21a839ef2c0f
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-wvhv-qcqf-f3cx
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-wvhv-qcqf-f3cx

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗

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