CVE-2026-40188

HIGHNVD 7.77.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-04-10. NVD baseline CVSS 7.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.7
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go. From 1.0.7 to before 2.0.0-beta.4, the SFTP command rename sanitizes only the source path and not the destination, so it is possible to write outside of the root directory of the SFTP. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.4.

CVSS v3
7.7
EG Score
7.7(medium)
EPSS
24.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 10, 2026

Last Modified

April 14, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Missing Write Protection for Parametric Data Values · Advisory · goshs-labs/goshs · GitHub

https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/security/advisories/GHSA-2943-crp8-38xx
github_release Patch Available

v2.0.0-beta.4

Patch available: patrickhener/goshs v2.0.0-beta.4

https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/releases/tag/v2.0.0-beta.4
github_commit

commit 141c188ce270 (patrickhener/goshs)

Fix landed in patrickhener/goshs commit 141c188ce270 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/patrickhener/goshs/commit/141c188ce270ffbec087844a50e5e695b7da7744

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
gogithub.com/patrickhener/goshs—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/patrickhener/goshs———

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40188?
CVE-2026-40188 is a high vulnerability published on April 10, 2026. goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go. From 1.0.7 to before 2.0.0-beta.4, the SFTP command rename sanitizes only the source path and not the destination, so it is possible to write outside of the root directory of the SFTP. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.4.
When was CVE-2026-40188 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40188 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 10, 2026, with the most recent update on April 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40188 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40188 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40188?
CVE-2026-40188 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40188?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40188, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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