AnythingLLM access control bypass: suspended users can continue using Browser Extension API keys
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
AnythingLLM is an application that turns pieces of content into context that any LLM can use as references during chatting. In 1.11.1 and earlier, in multi-user mode, AnythingLLM blocks suspended users on the normal JWT-backed session path, but it does not block them on the browser extension API key path. If a user already has a valid brx-... browser extension API key, that key continues to work after suspension. As a result, a suspended user can still access browser extension endpoints, read reachable workspace metadata, and continue upload or embed operations even though normal authenticated requests are rejected.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mintplex-labs | anything-llm | up to 1.11.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- anything-llm Vendormintplex-labs Affected up to 1.11.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mintplexlabs:anythingllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.11.1 | Vulnerable | mintplex-labs |
- cpe:2.3:a:mintplexlabs:anythingllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·mintplex-labs
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32717
References
More mintplex-labs Anythingllm vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-02840 Improper Authorization in mintplex-labs/anything-llm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2024-03075 Improper Access Control in mintplex-labs/anything-llm CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-05368 Improper Input Validation in mintplex-labs/anything-llm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-19731 AnythingLLM has key leak in `systemSettings.js` CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-02907 Remote Code Execution in mintplex-labs/anything-llm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-02832 Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
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