CVE-2025-41258 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

LibreChat version 0.8.1-rc2 uses the same JWT secret for the user session mechanism and RAG API which compromises the service-level authentication of the RAG API.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00032.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

danny-avila

LibreChat

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`0.8.1-rc2`	affected	—

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Subscriptions

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20251205-01_LibreChat_RAG_API_Authentication_Bypass

History

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		LibreChat version 0.8.1-rc2 uses the same JWT secret for the user session mechanism and RAG API which compromises the service-level authentication of the RAG API.
Title		LibreChat RAG API Authentication Bypass
Weaknesses		CWE-284
References		https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20251205-01_LibreChat_RAG_API_Authentication_Bypass
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: sba-research

Published: 2026-03-18T11:08:19.866Z

Updated: 2026-03-18T14:19:49.089Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:37:50.631Z

Link: CVE-2025-41258

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-18T14:19:43.810Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-18T12:16:18.713

Modified: 2026-03-18T14:52:44.227

Link: CVE-2025-41258

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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