CVE-2026-72917AnythingLLM: Password recovery accepts one recovery code twice after whitespace normalization
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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
- 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-180, CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Mintplex-Labs anything-llm mintplex_labs:anything_llm (from the name) | Affected versions >= 1.0.0, <= 1.15.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/security/advisories/GHSA-vv8w-wg6r-hq56x-refsource-confirm
- https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/commit/61766d06b77b903f66dc4afd8dffb3a39012db14x-refsource-misc
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