Admin-level file read and deletion via traversal
Published Apr 7, 2026 · Updated Apr 7, 2026
Path traversal in AnythingLLM before 1.12.1 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary server-side JSON files. The AgentFlows loadFlow and deleteFlow methods join an attacker-controlled flow UUID to the flows directory and normalize it without verifying that the result remains inside that directory. Administrative access is required; successful requests expose secrets stored in JSON or remove application files and interrupt service.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in AnythingLLM before 1.12.1 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary server-side JSON files. The AgentFlows loadFlow and deleteFlow methods join an attacker-controlled flow UUID to the flows directory and normalize it without verifying that the result remains inside that directory. Administrative access is required; successful requests expose secrets stored in JSON or remove application files and interrupt service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-5627
- Published
- Apr 7, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Vendor
- Mintplex Labs
- Product
- AnythingLLM
- Classifications
- CWE-29, T1485, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.12.1
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Public exploit references
- huntr path-traversal proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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