CVE-2026-45403

AnythingLLM: filesystem-copy-file follows nested symlinks and copies files from outside the allowed directory

LOW
2.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 28, 2026 at 09:18 PM UTC
Updated: July 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAnythingllm

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Severity
LOW2.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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 AnythingLLM agent filesystem copy tool validates only the top-level source and destination paths. The recursive copy helper then descends into child entries using fs.stat() and copies files with fs.copyFile() without validating each child or rejecting symlinks. Because both APIs follow symlinks, a symlink nested inside an allowed source directory can point outside the allowed filesystem root and cause outside file contents to be copied into an allowed destination as a regular file. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.13.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.13.0
Affected range stops below 1.13.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-59

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