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title: "CVE-2026-46711: Soft Machine - Path Traversal"
description: "Soft Machine <= 0.2.247 contains an unauthenticated file read vulnerability caused by exposed HTTP endpoints (/health, /file/<path>, /archive/<dir>) on port 8080, letting attackers on the same Fly app/org read arbitrary files and download project archives, exploit requires network access to TCP/8080 on the workspace."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-46711/
---

# CVE-2026-46711 Soft Machine - Path Traversal

Soft Machine <= 0.2.247 contains an unauthenticated file read vulnerability caused by exposed HTTP endpoints (/health, /file/<path>, /archive/<dir>) on port 8080, letting attackers on the same Fly app/org read arbitrary files and download project archives, exploit requires network access to TCP/8080 on the workspace.

CVSS base score 8.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.27% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46711)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Published

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-306](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version once a patch is available or restrict access to TCP/8080 on workspaces.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46711](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46711)
- [https://github.com/Soft-Machine-io/security/security/advisories/GHSA-h6g6-qr45-qmrr](https://github.com/Soft-Machine-io/security/security/advisories/GHSA-h6g6-qr45-qmrr)

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