CVE-2026-85734 PUBLISHED

LightRAG: No Rate Limiting on /login Endpoint Allows Brute-Force Attacks

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 22.09.2026 Updated: 22.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor HKUDS
Product LightRAG
Versions
  • Version < 1.5.5 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts CWE