goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.6, goshs contains an SFTP root escape caused by prefix-based path validation. An authenticated SFTP user can read from and write to filesystem paths outside the configured SFTP root, which breaks the intended jail boundary and can expose or modify unrelated server files. The SFTP subsystem routes requests through sftpserver/sftpserver.go into DefaultHandler.GetHandler() in sftpserver/handler.go, which forwards file operations into readFile, writeFile, listFile, and cmdFile. All of those sinks rely on sanitizePath() in sftpserver/helper.go. helper.go uses a raw string-prefix comparison, not a directory-boundary check. Because of that, if the configured root is /tmp/goshsroot, then a sibling path such as /tmp/goshsroot_evil/secret.txt incorrectly passes validation since it starts with the same byte prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.6.
References
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| https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-5h6h-7rc9-3824 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-5h6h-7rc9-3824 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
24 Apr 2026, 20:38
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| References | () https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-5h6h-7rc9-3824 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:goshs:goshs:2.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:go:*:* cpe:2.3:a:goshs:goshs:2.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:go:*:* cpe:2.3:a:goshs:goshs:2.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:go:*:* cpe:2.3:a:goshs:goshs:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* cpe:2.3:a:goshs:goshs:2.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:go:*:* cpe:2.3:a:goshs:goshs:2.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:go:*:* |
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Goshs goshs
Goshs |
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v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8 |
22 Apr 2026, 14:17
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| References | () https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-5h6h-7rc9-3824 - |
21 Apr 2026, 20:17
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Information
Published : 2026-04-21 20:17
Updated : 2026-04-24 20:38
NVD link : CVE-2026-40876
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40876
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40876
JSON object : View
Products Affected
goshs
- goshs
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
