goshs: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal)

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

9.8 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2026-35471: 0.65% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 51.20 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary deleteFile() missing return after path traversal check | httpserver/handler.go:645-671 The finding affects the default configuration, no flags or authentication required. Details File: httpserver/handler.go:645-671 Trigger: GET /<path?delete (handler.go:157-160 dispatches to deleteFile) The function detects .. in the decoded path but does not return. Root causes: Missing return after the guard makes the check dead code Impact: Unauthenticated arbitrary file/directory deletion. PoCs: To execute it: ./arbitrarydelete.sh 10.1.2.2 8000 /tmp/canary --- Recommendations Checking that the targeted file is part of the webroot could prevent these attacks. Also, ensure that the method return is called after every error response.

Published by the source

3 Apr 2026, 21:58 UTC

Last modified by the source

7 Apr 2026, 14:19 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-6qcc-6q27-whp8

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-35471

Advisory: goshs: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal)
IDs: CVE-2026-35471, GHSA-6qcc-6q27-whp8
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-35471 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: github.com/patrickhener/goshs 1.1.5-0.20260401172448-237f3af891a9. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Go github.com/patrickhener/goshs: affected < 1.1.5-0.20260401172448-237f3af891a9; fixed in 1.1.5-0.20260401172448-237f3af891a9

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Go github.com/patrickhener/goshs: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on github.com/patrickhener/goshs.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qcc-6q27-whp8 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-6qcc-6q27-whp8 lists affected ranges: Go github.com/patrickhener/goshs >=0 <1.1.5-0.20260401172448-237f3af891a9)

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