CVE-2026-28682 Gokapi: Data Leak in Upload Status Stream
An authenticated attacker can view file IDs of other users via the upload status stream, leaking sensitive metadata.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-28682?
CVE-2026-28682 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forceu Gokapi, published on 6 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gokapi is a self-hosted file sharing server with automatic expiration and encryption support. Prior to version 2.2.3, the upload status SSE implementation on /uploadStatus publishes global upload state to any authenticated listener and includes file_id values that are not scoped to the requesting user. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.3.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28682?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/forceu/gokapi. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/forceu/gokapi Go | All versions | None |
github.com/forceu/gokapi Go | All versions | 2.2.3 |
github.com/forceu/gokapi Go | All versions | 2.2.3 |
Products include Forceu Gokapi.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28682?
Upgrade github.com/forceu/gokapi to 2.2.3 or later.
Is CVE-2026-28682 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28682 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Forceu Gokapi
- CVE-2026-28683 Gokapi: Stored XSS in SVG Hotlinks
- CVE-2026-30955 Gokapi vulnerable to DoS in E2E Metadata Parser
- CVE-2026-29061 Gokapi: Privilege escalation via incomplete API-key permission revocation on user rank demotion
- CVE-2026-29060 Gokapi: Privilege escalation with auth token
- CVE-2025-48494 Gokapi vulnerable to stored XSS via uploading file with malicious file name
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c36c-7pc2-f2ph, GO-2026-4613.