CVE-2026-24058
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Authentication Bypass in Soft Serve Git Server Allows User Impersonation

Publication date: 2026-01-22

Last updated on: 2026-02-18

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
Soft Serve is a self-hostable Git server for the command line. Versions 0.11.2 and below have a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that 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. This issue has been fixed in version 0.11.3.
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Published
2026-01-22
Last Modified
2026-02-18
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2026-06-16
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2026-01-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-24058
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Vendor Product Version / Range
charm soft_serve to 0.11.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-289 The product performs authentication based on the name of a resource being accessed, or the name of the actor performing the access, but it does not properly check all possible names for that resource or actor.
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Upgrade Soft Serve to version 0.11.3 or later, as this version contains the fix for the critical authentication bypass vulnerability.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a critical authentication bypass in Soft Serve (a self-hostable Git server). In versions 0.11.2 and below, an attacker can impersonate any user, including administrators, by 'offering' the victim's public key during the SSH handshake before authenticating with their own valid key. The issue arises because the user identity is stored in the session context during the 'offer' phase and is not cleared if that authentication attempt fails, allowing the attacker to bypass authentication.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to impersonate any user on the Soft Serve Git server, including administrators. This means the attacker could gain unauthorized access to repositories, modify code, access sensitive information, or perform administrative actions, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of your codebase and related data.

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