Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-120444GoFound through 1.4.1 Path Traversal via database parameter in /api/db/drop
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in GoFound from sea-team. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GoFound through 1.4.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary directories by supplying ../ sequences in the database parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /api/db/create and /api/db/drop, directly or via a victim's browser, triggering os.RemoveAll on directories outside the data directory.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/sea-team/gofound/issues/101 issue-tracking
- https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261102/gofound/ exploit
- https://github.com/sea-team/gofound/blob/v1.4.1/searcher/container.go technical-description
- https://github.com/sea-team/gofound/blob/v1.4.1/searcher/engine.go technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: GoFound through 1.4.1 Path Traversal via database parameter in /api/db/drop third-party-advisory