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CVE-2026-72917 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
GitHub, Inc.
GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-287 Improper Authentication GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-72917
NVD Published Date:
08/10/2026
NVD Last Modified:
08/12/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.