What is CVE-2026-29061?

CVE-2026-29061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forceu Gokapi, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-29061?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Forceu Gokapi

CVE-2026-29061

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Forceu Gokapi — versions < 2.2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29061?: CVE-2026-29061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forceu Gokapi, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-29061?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.