CVE-2026-105141
topoteretes cognee JWT Signing Key get_api_auth_backend.py get_user_id_by_email hard-coded credentials
Description
A 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 4, 2026, 9:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 4, 2026, 9:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade topoteretes cognee to version 1.6.0.
- Update the JWT Signing Key Handler component.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A 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. Added CVSS V4.0 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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-798 Added CWE CWE-259 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105141.json">CVE-2026-105141</a> Added Reference https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/ Added Reference https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/commit/fa65fc0cd86cdba48d19aa76e36be862be982f5d Added Reference https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/pull/5062 Added Reference https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/releases/tag/v1.6.0 Added Reference https://linear.app/cognee/issue/SDK-720/replace-the-super-secret-fallback-for-token-signing-secrets-with-a-per Added Reference https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105141 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/submit/944531 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/413365 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/413365/cti