Gokapi vulnerable to DoS in E2E Metadata Parser
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Gokapi is a self-hosted file sharing server with automatic expiration and encryption support. Prior to 2.2.4, An API endpoint accepts unbounded request bodies without any size limit. An authenticated user can cause an OOM kill and complete service disruption for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.2.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forceu | Gokapi | before 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go) | before 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-qwc6-vc2v-2ggj |
- Gokapi VendorForceu Affected before 2.2.4 Fixed in 2.2.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.4 Fixed in 2.2.4 Patch available GHSA-qwc6-vc2v-2ggj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Gokapi (Forceu) Fixed in 2.2.4
- Fix · GHSA-qwc6-vc2v-2ggj github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go) Fixed in 2.2.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-30955
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwc6-vc2v-2ggj
References
More Forceu Gokapi vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-22898 Gokapi: Stored XSS in SVG Hotlinks CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-22897 Gokapi: Data Leak in Upload Status Stream CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-23206 Gokapi: Privilege escalation via incomplete API-key permission revocation on user rank demotion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-23205 Gokapi: Privilege escalation with auth token CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2025-30774 Gokapi has stored XSS vulnerability in friendly name for API keys CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2025-30773 Gokapi vulnerable to stored XSS via uploading file with malicious file name CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-30955 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-30955 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwc6-vc2v-2ggj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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