TI-2026-67531 Aliases CVE-2026-105141 GHSA-xrgh-2vxr-rhm4

topoteretes cognee JWT Signing Key get_api_auth_backend.py get_user_id_by_email hard-coded credentials

LOW 24CWE-259Published 2026-10-04 · Updated 2026-10-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-259.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00344 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed cognee (topoteretes): 1.6.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
topoteretes	cognee	1.5.0; 1.5.1; 1.5.2; 1.5.3; 1.5.4	1.6.0	Patch available	CNA

cognee Vendortopoteretes Affected 1.5.0; 1.5.1; 1.5.2; 1.5.3; 1.5.4 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:topoteretes:cognee::::::::	—	—	topoteretes

cpe:2.3:a:topoteretes:cognee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·topoteretes

Remediation

Fix · CNA cognee (topoteretes) Fixed in 1.6.0

Timeline

2026-10-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105141
2026-10-04 Alias added: GHSA-xrgh-2vxr-rhm4
2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 3

Other 2

TI-2026-42077 Cognee < 1.2.0 Unauthorized LLM Configuration Overwrite via /api/v1/settings CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3

Sources

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