Auth bypass in Topoteretes Cognee
CVE-2026-58473
Cognee before 1.2.0 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the global LLM provider configuration by self-registering an account and calling the settings endpoint, which performs…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Topoteretes Cognee — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description, exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-58473?
- CVE-2026-58473 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Topoteretes Cognee, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-58473?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.