4.1

CVE-2026-30943: Gokapi has Privilege Escalation in File Replace

Analyzed
AliasesGHSA-j6jp-78w8-34x6GO-2026-4696
Published 13-03-2026Last modified 13-03-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-30943 is a medium (CVSS 4.1) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in forceu gokapi. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1SUSE-SU-2026:1042-1

Timeline

  1. 13-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Gokapi is a self-hosted file sharing server with automatic expiration and encryption support. Prior to 2.2.4, An insufficient authorization check in the file replace API allows a user with only list visibility permission (UserPermListOtherUploads) to delete another user's file by abusing the deleteNewFile flag, bypassing the requirement for UserPermDeleteOtherUploads. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.2.4.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.01 pp

From 0.20% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Forceu1 product
Github.com/forceu1 product
  • gokapi< 2.2.4 | All versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links