LightRAG: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the LightRAG WebUI chat/answer renderer via ingested content

Summary

CVECVE-2026-86062
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-22 17:17:27 UTC
Updated2026-09-22 19:16:54 UTC
DescriptionLightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation. Prior to 1.5.5, lightrag_webui/src/components/retrieval/ChatMessage.tsx renders answer and thinking content with react-markdown, rehypeRaw, and skipHtml=false without an HTML sanitizer. An attacker who can add a document can store raw HTML that is returned through the query path and rendered as active content by MessageMarkdown. A user who later retrieves the content can execute attacker-controlled JavaScript through elements such as an iframe srcdoc; the additional Mermaid securityLevel: loose rendering path also injects generated SVG through innerHTML. The script runs in the LightRAG WebUI origin and can read the API token in localStorage and perform API actions as the victim. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.5.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA HKUDS LightRAG affected < 1.5.5 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3437 [email protected] github.com
github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/commit/8bf032a5200f293b482dd945d436e25cd08bd953 [email protected] github.com
github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/security/advisories/GHSA-xpjq-3w4w-w5wr 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.5.5 [email protected] github.com
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