# CVE-2026-29061: Gokapi: Privilege escalation via incomplete API-key permission revocation on user rank demotion

- Also known as: GO-2026-4626, GHSA-Q658-HFPG-35QC
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.3
- Published: 2026-03-06 · Updated: 2026-03-06

## Affected

- Forceu Gokapi: fixed in 2.2.3
- github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go): all versions
- github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go): fixed in 2.2.3

## Description

Gokapi is a self-hosted file sharing server with automatic expiration and encryption support. Prior to version 2.2.3, a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user rank demotion logic allows a demoted user's existing API keys to retain ApiPermManageFileRequests and ApiPermManageLogs permissions, enabling continued access to upload-request management and log viewing endpoints after the user has been stripped of all privileges. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Forceu Gokapi, github.com/forceu/gokapi, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/security/advisories/GHSA-q658-hfpg-35qc
- https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/releases/tag/v2.2.3

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