5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-88055
AnythingLLM: Stored XSS Due to Unescaped Server-Side HTML Concatenation in MetaGenerator
Description

AnythingLLM is an application that turns pieces of content into context that any LLM can use as references during chatting. In 1.16.1 and earlier, the manager role can store meta_page_title or meta_page_favicon through /api/admin/system-preferences, and MetaGenerator inserts those values into production homepage HTML without escaping attribute values or text content. The values pass unchanged through server/models/systemSettings.js and reach MetaGenerator.generate() in server/index.js. #assembleMeta() in server/utils/boot/MetaGenerator.js concatenates the stored values into HTML. When an administrator visits the homepage /, injected JavaScript can read the administrator JWT and use it to create API keys, access or modify workspace and chat data, delete users, and perform other administrator actions. server/endpoints/admin.js accepts the manager-controlled settings before server/models/systemSettings.js returns them unchanged. No fixed version is available as of this review.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 10, 2026, 6:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 10, 2026, 7:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-88055 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Escape user-supplied attribute values and text content in generated HTML to prevent code injection.
  • Escape meta page title and favicon values.
  • Sanitize all user-supplied input before rendering.
  • Update the application to a patched version when available.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/security/advisories/GHSA-rh3m-xv7m-9jhf
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-88055', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-10T18:15:14.387905Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description AnythingLLM is an application that turns pieces of content into context that any LLM can use as references during chatting. In 1.16.1 and earlier, the manager role can store meta_page_title or meta_page_favicon through /api/admin/system-preferences, and MetaGenerator inserts those values into production homepage HTML without escaping attribute values or text content. The values pass unchanged through server/models/systemSettings.js and reach MetaGenerator.generate() in server/index.js. #assembleMeta() in server/utils/boot/MetaGenerator.js concatenates the stored values into HTML. When an administrator visits the homepage /, injected JavaScript can read the administrator JWT and use it to create API keys, access or modify workspace and chat data, delete users, and perform other administrator actions. server/endpoints/admin.js accepts the manager-controlled settings before server/models/systemSettings.js returns them unchanged. No fixed version is available as of this review.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/88xxx/CVE-2026-88055.json">CVE-2026-88055</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/commit/6dff9d71ab585e87a3145a48abc63c2b60151149
    Added Reference https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/security/advisories/GHSA-rh3m-xv7m-9jhf
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