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CVE-2026-85734: CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in HKUDS LightRAG

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-85734cvecve-2026-85734cwe-307
Published: 09/22/2026 (09/22/2026, 16:18:14 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: HKUDS
Product: LightRAG

Description

LightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation. Prior to 1.5.5, the POST /login endpoint in lightrag/api/lightrag_server.py does not impose a rate limit, account lockout, delay, or counter for failed authentication attempts. A network attacker can submit password guesses at full request speed until a valid account password is found. Successful credential recovery grants authenticated access to documents, the knowledge graph, and administrative operations. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.5.

CVSS v3.1

Score 9.1critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected software

HKUDS

LightRAG

Affected versions
<1.5.5

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-09-04T14:50:16.719Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6ab2add8f7a7c541066e1176

Added to database: 09/22/2026, 16:33:28 UTC

Last updated: 09/22/2026, 16:33:28 UTC

Views: 1

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