Vulnerability in Topoteretes Cognee
CVE-2026-105141
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.
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- Topoteretes Cognee — versions 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/413365 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/413365/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105141 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/944531 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/topoteretes/cognee/pull/5062 (issue-tracking, patch)
- linear.app/cognee/issue/SDK-720/replace-the-super-secret-fallback-for-token-sig… (issue-tracking)
- github.com/topoteretes/cognee/commit/fa65fc0cd86cdba48d19aa76e36be862be982f5d (patch)
- github.com/topoteretes/cognee/releases/tag/v1.6.0 (patch)
- github.com/topoteretes/cognee/ (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-105141?
- CVE-2026-105141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Topoteretes Cognee, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-105141?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.