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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-85734 EUVD-2026-84548GHSA-frch-4w6v-q5xxPYSEC-2026-4062

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

Published Sep 22, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
HKUDS LightRAG < 1.5.5 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI lightrag-hku < 1.5.5 1.5.5 GHSA-frch-4w6v-q5xx

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