# CVE-2026-72917 — Mintplex-Labs anything-llm

> As of 2026-08-10, CVE-2026-72917 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Mintplex-Labs anything-llm, CVSS v3.1 5.9, EPSS 0.2% (18.8th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-72917 as of 2026-08-10; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-10

## What is CVE-2026-72917?

AnythingLLM is an application that turns pieces of content into context that any LLM can use as references during chatting. From 1.0.0 to 1.15.0, AnythingLLM's unauthenticated account-recovery flow in server/utils/PasswordRecovery/index.js uses recoverAccount() to deduplicate the raw recoveryCodes values before trimming them, so one valid code submitted twice with different surrounding whitespace can satisfy the two-code check. Each normalized value can also match the same stored hash instead of consuming a distinct hash. An attacker who knows the target username and one recovery code can call POST /api/system/recover-account in multi-user mode, receive a password-reset token, and use POST /api/system/reset-password to take over the account, including an administrator account.

The record classifies CVE-2026-72917 under weakness classes [CWE-180](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/180.html), [CWE-287](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-287). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 56 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 5.9 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.8% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 3.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-10

## Is CVE-2026-72917 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 34 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- **Mintplex-Labs**: anything-llm

## How to fix CVE-2026-72917

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-72917 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-72917

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-72917, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-12. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [github.com](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/security/advisories/GHSA-vv8w-wg6r-hq56)

**Other references**

- [github.com](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/commit/61766d06b77b903f66dc4afd8dffb3a39012db14)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-72917
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-72917 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp