Authorization Bypass due to Incorrect Access Control in danny-avila/librechat
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
danny-avila/librechat is affected by an authorization bypass vulnerability due to improper access control checks. The `checkAccess` function in `api/server/middleware/roles/access.js` uses `permissions.some()` to validate permissions, which incorrectly grants access if only one of multiple required permissions is present. This allows users with the 'USER' role to create agents despite having `CREATE: false` permission, as the check for `['USE', 'CREATE']` passes with just `USE: true`. This vulnerability affects other permission checks as well, such as `PROMPTS`. The issue is present in all versions prior to the fix.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| danny-avila | danny-avila/librechat | before v0.7.9 | v0.7.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- danny-avila/librechat Vendordanny-avila Affected before v0.7.9 Fixed in v0.7.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:librechat:librechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.7.9 | Vulnerable | danny-avila |
- cpe:2.3:a:librechat:librechat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.7.9 Vulnerable ·danny-avila
Remediation
- Fix · CNA danny-avila/librechat (danny-avila) Fixed in v0.7.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7106
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pfh-329g-gqpr
References
More danny-avila Librechat vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25134 LibreChat Exfiltrates Server Secrets via MCP Server URL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-17862 LibreChat MCP Stdio Remote Command Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-38976 LibreChat: Missing Resource Parameter Validation in MCP OAuth Flow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-27763 LibreChat through 0.7.4-rc1 has incorrect access control for message updates. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-10347 Path Traversal in danny-avila/librechat CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-25682 In LibreChat 0.8.1-rc2, a logged-in user obtains a JWT for both the LibreChat API and the RAG API. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-7106 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-7106 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pfh-329g-gqpr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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