# CVE-2026-30914: SFTPGo has a Path Traversal and Permission Bypass via Path Normalization Discrepancy

- Also known as: GHSA-X8QH-7475-C5MP, GO-2026-4699
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.1
- Published: 2026-03-13 · Updated: 2026-03-13

## Affected

- drakkan sftpgo: fixed in 2.7.1
- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go): fixed in 2.7.1
- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go): through 1.2.2
- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go): all versions

## Description

SFTPGo is an open source, event-driven file transfer solution. In SFTPGo versions prior to 2.7.1, a path normalization discrepancy between the protocol handlers and the internal Virtual Filesystem routing can lead to an authorization bypass. An authenticated attacker can craft specific file paths to bypass folder-level permissions or escape the boundaries of a configured Virtual Folder. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on drakkan sftpgo, github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2, github.com/drakkan/sftpgo, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/security/advisories/GHSA-x8qh-7475-c5mp

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