RCE in Mintplex-Labs Anything-Llm
CVE-2026-48116
AnythingLLM is an application that turns pieces of content into context that any LLM can use as references during chatting. Prior to 1.13.0, the filesystem-search-files agent skill passes its LLM-controlled pattern parameter to ripgrep as a positional argument without a -- end-of-options separator. ripgrep parses any argument that starts with - as an option, so a pattern of --pre=/bin/sh turns ripgrep into a script executor: it runs /bin/sh <file> for every file it walks. An attacker who can chat with an agent on a deployment with the filesystem plugin enabled (the default in the official Docker image) can use this, together with the sibling filesystem-write-text-file skill, to run arbitrary commands inside the AnythingLLM server container. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.13.0.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mintplex-labs Anything-llm — versions < 1.13.0
- Mintplexlabs Anythingllm
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48116?
- CVE-2026-48116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mintplex-Labs Anything-Llm, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48116?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.