# CVE-2026-29871: Path traversal in n/a

> An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files from the server filesystem via a path traversal flaw in the stream-audio endpoint.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pj2x-hxmc-9rc3

## What is CVE-2026-29871?

CVE-2026-29871 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the awesome-llm-apps project in commit e46690f99c3f08be80a9877fab52acacf7ab8251 (2026-01-19) in the Beifong AI News and Podcast Agent backend in FastAPI backend, stream-audio endpoint, in file routers/podcast_router.py, in function stream_audio. The stream-audio endpoint accepts a user-controlled path parameter that is concatenated into a filesystem path without proper validation or restriction. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem, potentially disclosing sensitive information such as configuration files and credentials.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-29871?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Theunwindai Awesome Llm Apps.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-29871?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-29871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-29871 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-29871 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-29872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29872/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-29871 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-29871 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-29871 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29871/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29871/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29871
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29871
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-29871

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29871/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.