Chainlit contains a session hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2026-56104)
Chainlit before 2.10.1 contains a session hijacking vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to restore and inherit authenticated user sessions by presenting a valid sessionId during WebSocket session restoration without ownership verification. Attackers can exploit the restore_existing_session path to assume a victim's permissions and roles, enabling unauthorized invocation of tools and access to data restricted to the authenticated victim.
Chainlit contains a session hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2026-56104)
Description
Chainlit before 2.10.1 contains a session hijacking vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to restore and inherit authenticated user sessions by presenting a valid sessionId during WebSocket session restoration without ownership verification. Attackers can exploit the restore_existing_session path to assume a victim's permissions and roles, enabling unauthorized invocation of tools and access to data restricted to the authenticated victim.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.4high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-c39v-8hrw-h448
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-56104"]
- Ecosystems
- ["PyPI"]
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6ab1e215f7a7c5410644c7ea
Added to database: 09/22/2026, 02:04:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/22/2026, 02:04:05 UTC
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