topoteretes cognee JWT Signing Key get_api_auth_backend.py get_user_id_by_email hard-coded credentials

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-105141
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-04 09:16:39 UTC
Updated2026-10-04 09:16:39 UTC
DescriptionA security flaw has been discovered in topoteretes cognee up to 1.5.4. The affected element is the function get_user_id_by_email of the file cognee/modules/users/authentication/get_api_auth_backend.py of the component JWT Signing Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument FASTAPI_USERS_JWT_SECRET results in hard-coded credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.6.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. The patch is identified as fa65fc0cd86cdba48d19aa76e36be862be982f5d. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-259 | CWE-798 | CWE-798 Hard-coded Credentials | CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
3.1[email protected]Primary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Topoteretes Cognee affected 1.5.0 Not specified
CNA Topoteretes Cognee affected 1.5.1 Not specified
CNA Topoteretes Cognee affected 1.5.2 Not specified
CNA Topoteretes Cognee affected 1.5.3 Not specified
CNA Topoteretes Cognee affected 1.5.4 Not specified
CNA Topoteretes Cognee unaffected 1.6.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vuldb.com/submit/944531 [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/vuln/413365/cti [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/vuln/413365 [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/topoteretes/cognee/pull/5062 [email protected] github.com
github.com/topoteretes/cognee [email protected] github.com
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105141 [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/topoteretes/cognee/commit/fa65fc0cd86cdba48d19aa76e36be862be9... [email protected] github.com
github.com/topoteretes/cognee/releases/tag/v1.6.0 [email protected] github.com
linear.app/cognee/issue/SDK-720/replace-the-super-secret-fallback-for-to... [email protected] linear.app
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: zhuke (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-10-03T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-10-03T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-10-03T16:31:11.000ZVulDB entry last update

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