CVE-2026-40876

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...

CVE-2026-40876

CVE-2026-40876 (goshs) describes an SFTP jail-escape due to a prefix-based path validation bug in the sftpserver.helper.go sanitizePath implementation. The code uses a raw string-prefix check to validate the target path against the configured root, which allows a sibling path (e.g., /tmp/goshsroo...

CVE-2026-40876: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

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...

PT-2026-33229

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions goshs versions prior to 2.0.0-beta.6 Description 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, breaking the...

CVE-2026-23942 SFTP root escape via component-agnostic prefix check in ssh_sftpd

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory 'Path Traversal' vulnerability in Erlang OTP sshsftpd module allows Path Traversal. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/sshsftpd.erl and program routines sshsftpd:iswithinroot/2. The SFTP server uses string...