CVE-2026-40189

April 10, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

9.3
Critical

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Goshs
  • Goshs
  • <2.0.0-beta.4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-862
Missing Authorization
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a goshs goshs <2.0.0-beta.4 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/commit/f212c4f4a126556bab008f79758e21a839ef2c0f
https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/releases/tag/v2.0.0-beta.4
https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-wvhv-qcqf-f3cx

Tags

[email protected]
CWE-862
2026-04-10
CVE-2026-40189

CVSS Score

9.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: April 10, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified: April 10, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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