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CVE-2026-61808 – Missing Authentication (Unauthenticated API Access) – LightRAG before 1.5.5rc1

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Summary

CVE-2026-61808 is a critical missing-authentication vulnerability (CWE-306) in HKUDS LightRAG, a retrieval-augmented generation tool. By default the LightRAG API server binds to all network interfaces with authentication disabled, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to reach sensitive API endpoints. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical).

Technical details

  • Root cause: The LightRAG API server binds to all network interfaces with authentication disabled by default; authentication checks are skipped when neither AUTH_ACCOUNTS nor LIGHTRAG_API_KEY is configured.
  • Trigger conditions: A LightRAG instance running in its default configuration and reachable over the network, with no API key or account credentials set.
  • Attack vector: Network — no authentication, no privileges, and no user interaction are required to reach the exposed endpoints.
  • Impact: Unauthenticated attackers can access indexed documents, manipulate knowledge graphs, manage pipelines, and exploit LLM resources, resulting in loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Affected software

  • HKUDS LightRAG: all versions prior to 1.5.5rc1

Severity

  • CVSS v3.1 base score: 9.8 (Critical)
  • Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Mitigation and recommended actions

  • Immediate: Upgrade to LightRAG 1.5.5rc1 or later.
  • If no patch can be applied: Configure authentication by setting LIGHTRAG_API_KEY or AUTH_ACCOUNTS, bind the server to loopback only (HOST=127.0.0.1) instead of all interfaces, and restrict network access to the API server so it is not exposed to untrusted networks.

How IONIX identifies potentially affected assets

IONIX matches the following signals against data already collected when it crawled the asset; identifying the technology sends no request beyond that crawl.

  • Page title: Lightrag

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