HKUDS LightRAG up to 1.5.4 API Server improper authentication
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HKUDS LightRAG up to 1.5.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component API Server. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-61808. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HKUDS LightRAG up to 1.5.4. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component API Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-61808 since 07/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Upgrading to version 1.5.5rc1 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Vendor
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Version
Website
- Product: https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: LightRAG 1.5.5rc1
Timeline
07/10/2026 CVE reserved08/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/07/2026 VulDB entry created
08/07/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-61808 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-61808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387102
Entry
Created: 08/07/2026 22:29Changes: 08/07/2026 22:29 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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