# CVE-2026-30915: GO-2026-4697 - SFTPGo improperly sanitizes placeholders in group home directories/key prefixes in github.com/drakkan/sftpgo

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-30915-sftpgo-improperly-sanitizes-placeholders-in-group-home  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-03-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-30915 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-03-16

SFTPGo improperly sanitizes placeholders in group home directories/key prefixes in github.com/drakkan/sftpgo

Technologies: [github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-drakkan-sftpgo), [github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-drakkan-sftpgo-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-30915 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-30915 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-30915?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 16 March 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.7.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-30915?** Yes. github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.7.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-30915?** Check whether you run github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) or github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.7.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2@v2.7.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.7.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-30915
- GHSA-m83q-5wr4-4gfp
- GO-2026-4697

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