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.
CVSS
- Versión: 4.0
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Puntuación base: 5.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.34%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 25
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 % - Impacto principal
T1078.001Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access85 % - Impacto secundario
T1556Modify Authentication Processdefense impairment · persistence · credential access70 %
CWE-259/798 indican credenciales hard-coded en JWT; vector AV:N + PR:L sugiere acceso remoto con autenticación. El atacante usa credenciales expuestas para obtener acceso no autorizado (T1078.001) y potencialmente manipular cuentas (T1556).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-259, CWE-798
Referencias
- https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/
- https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/commit/fa65fc0cd86cdba48d19aa76e36be862be982f5d
- https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/pull/5062
- https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/releases/tag/v1.6.0
- https://linear.app/cognee/issue/SDK-720/replace-the-super-secret-fallback-for-token-signing-secrets-with-a-per
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105141
- https://vuldb.com/submit/944531
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413365
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413365/cti
JSON original (NVD)
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