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LangChat REST API Controllers Missing Authentication

Priority HIGH 81CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

LangChat through commit 2a6285a does not require authentication on its REST API controllers because no Sa-Token interceptor is registered. An unauthenticated remote attacker can reach these controllers, read plaintext passwords and LLM provider API keys, create super-admin accounts, and modify or delete data. The weakness is classified as CWE-306, missing authentication for critical functionality.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

LangChat through commit 2a6285a contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access REST controllers because no Sa-Token interceptor is registered. Attackers can query /api/v1/auth/users to read plaintext passwords, retrieve LLM provider API keys, create super-admin accounts, and modify or delete data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00653 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

No affected products listed by the sources yet.

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for LangChat.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111704
  2. 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-hgqj-chvw-c4p5
  3. 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-21 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
  5. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

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