CVE-2026-61808

LightRAG: Missing Authentication for Critical API Functions in Default Configuration

Published Aug 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
LightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation. Through version 1.5.4, the LightRAG API server binds to all network interfaces with authentication disabled by default, allowing an unauthenticated network attacker to read indexed document content, upload or delete documents, modify the knowledge graph, cancel pipelines, clear caches, and consume LLM resources. This issue is mitigated in version 1.5.5rc1.

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description LightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation. Through version 1.5.4, the LightRAG API server binds to all network interfaces with authentication disabled by default, allowing an unauthenticated network attacker to read indexed document content, upload or delete documents, modify the knowledge graph, cancel pipelines, clear caches, and consume LLM resources. This issue is mitigated in version 1.5.5rc1.
Title LightRAG: Missing Authentication for Critical API Functions in Default Configuration
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 10, 2026, 12:25 PM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026, 8:17 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 7, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 4:10 PM