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CVE-2026-105141

6.3 · MEDIUM

A security flaw has been discovered in topoteretes cognee up to 1.5.4.

Published Oct 4, 2026CWE-259EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2026-105141 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 4, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/topoteretes/cognee/GitHubgithub.com/topoteretes/cognee/commit/fa65fc0cd86cdba48d19aa76e36be862be982f5dGitHubgithub.com/topoteretes/cognee/pull/5062GitHubgithub.com/topoteretes/cognee/releases/tag/v1.6.0Reflinear.app/cognee/issue/SDK-720/replace-the-super-secret-fallback-for-token-signing-secrets-with-a-perRefvuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105141Refvuldb.com/submit/944531Refvuldb.com/vuln/413365Refvuldb.com/vuln/413365/cti

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-105141?

CVE-2026-105141 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 4, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-105141?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-105141?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-105141?

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