CVE-2026-72917

AnythingLLM is an application that turns pieces of content into context that any LLM can use as references during chatting. From 1.0.0 to 1.15.0, AnythingLLM's unauthenticated account-recovery flow in server/utils/PasswordRecovery/index.js uses recoverAccount() to deduplicate the raw recoveryCodes values before trimming them, so one valid code submitted twice with different surrounding whitespace can satisfy the two-code check. Each normalized value can also match the same stored hash instead of consuming a distinct hash. An attacker who knows the target username and one recovery code can call POST /api/system/recover-account in multi-user mode, receive a password-reset token, and use POST /api/system/reset-password to take over the account, including an administrator account.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/commit/61766d06b77b903f66dc4afd8dffb3a39012db14
https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/security/advisories/GHSA-vv8w-wg6r-hq56

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-10 22:17

Updated : 2026-08-12 23:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-72917

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72917

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72917

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-180

Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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