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

March 5, 2026 (updated March 6, 2026)

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.

References

github.com/Forceu/Gokapi
github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/releases/tag/v2.2.3
github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/security/advisories/GHSA-q658-hfpg-35qc
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q658-hfpg-35qc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29061

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