HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-29871
HIGH

CVE-2026-29871

Published: March 27, 2026· Updated: Apr 2, 2026

7.5
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.04%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:13.7th

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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-29871 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

theunwindai1 product
awesome llm apps
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/lilmingwa13/security-research/blob/main/CVE-2026-29871.md

All References (1)

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https://github.com/lilmingwa13/security-research/blob/main/CVE-2026-29871.mdExploit · Mitigation · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-29871
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.04%
Affected1 vendor
PublishedMar 27, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2026-29871 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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