CVE-2026-72917 (GCVE-0-2026-72917)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 21:35 – Updated: 2026-08-12 22:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
AnythingLLM: Password recovery accepts one recovery code twice after whitespace normalization
Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-12 22:07 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/sec… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/com… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mintplex-Labs | anything-llm |
Affected:
Affected versions >= 1.0.0, <= 1.15.0
|
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