| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Github GHSA |
GHSA-5h6h-7rc9-3824 | SFTP root escape via prefix-based path validation in goshs |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
ssvc
|
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Patrickhener
Patrickhener goshs |
|
| Vendors & Products |
Patrickhener
Patrickhener goshs |
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | 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. | |
| Title | SFTP root escape via prefix-based path validation in goshs | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
cvssV4_0
|
Projects
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-22T13:29:26.188Z
Reserved: 2026-04-15T15:57:41.718Z
Link: CVE-2026-40876
Updated: 2026-04-22T13:29:21.661Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-21T20:17:01.263
Modified: 2026-04-22T14:17:01.877
Link: CVE-2026-40876
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-22T11:45:28Z
Github GHSA