goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go.

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Timeline

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1. Apr 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.6, goshs contains an SFTP authentication bypass when the documented empty-username basic-auth syntax is used. If the server is started with -b ':pass' together with -sftp, goshs accepts that configuration but does not install any SFTP password handler. As a result, an unauthenticated network attacker can connect to the SFTP service and

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.6, goshs contains an SFTP authentication bypass when the documented empty-username basic-auth syntax is used. If the server is started with -b ':pass' together with -sftp, goshs accepts that configuration but does not install any SFTP password handler. As a result, an unauthenticated network attacker can connect to the SFTP service and

Affected

• cpe goshs/goshsversion unspecified
• cpe goshs/goshs2.0.0

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40884

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40884

  goshs is a SimpleHTTPServer written in Go. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.6, goshs contains an SFTP authentication bypass when the documented empty-username basic-auth syntax is used. If the server is started with -b ':pass' together with -sftp, goshs accepts that configuration but does not

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Exploit · github.com