Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-40189

CVE-2026-40189

patrickhener goshs — goshs has a file-based ACL authorization bypass in goshs state-changing routes

Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
goshs< 2.0.0-beta.4–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub_M (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

exploitgithub.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-wvhv-qcqf-f3cxrefgithub.com/patrickhener/goshs/commit/f212c4f4a126556bab008f79758e21a839ef2c0frefgithub.com/patrickhener/goshs/releases/tag/v2.0.0-beta.4