CVE-2026-24058 — soft-serve
Fix: charmbracelet/soft-serve@8539f9aCVE-2026-24058 is a CWE-289 vulnerability in github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve. A fix is available for github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Soft Serve has Critical Authentication Bypass
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-24058.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serveReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?
This issue impacts every Soft Serve instance.
A critical authentication bypass allows an attacker to impersonate any user (including Admin) by "offering" the victim's public key during the SSH handshake before authenticating with their own valid key. This occurs because the user identity is stored in the session context during the "offer" phase and is not cleared if that specific authentication attempt fails.
Patches
Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?
Yes, please upgrade to version 0.11.3 as soon as possible.
Workarounds
Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?
You need to upgrade
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve | all versions | 0.11.3go get github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve@v0.11.3 |
Affected Products
soft servecharmDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve to 0.11.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-24058 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-24058 in your dependencies?
Find it across Go, including transitive dependencies.