---
id: CVE-2026-85740
title: LightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation
summary: >-
  LightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation. Prior to
  1.5.5, _validated_addresses in lightrag/parser/markdown/parser.py evaluates
  the literal resolved address with ipaddress.is_global without consistently
  classifying…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: HKUDS
product: LightRAG
affected:
  - LightRAG < 1.5.5
published: '2026-09-22'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T17:17:27.650'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85740'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/commit/9207e7fd10cf6df3cf26e3dd1921490b34a2f132
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/commit/a25862177a9b00e0edb870778a42b4155924de09
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/commit/c598545aa0084a427bcb19a84ade5e0ec31fa673
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3426'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.5.5'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/security/advisories/GHSA-vv3m-f8x4-7377'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85740'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vv3m-f8x4-7377'
  - url: 'https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - pip
  - osv
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T17:07:07.383Z'
aliases:
  - GHSA-vv3m-f8x4-7377
ecosystem: pip
patched:
  - lightrag-hku 1.5.5
epss: 0.00217
epssPercentile: 0.10817
---

## Overview

LightRAG provides simple and fast retrieval-augmented generation. Prior to 1.5.5, _validated_addresses in lightrag/parser/markdown/parser.py evaluates the literal resolved address with ipaddress.is_global without consistently classifying an IPv4 address embedded in an IPv6 transition wrapper. A caller who can upload a Markdown or textpack document can supply an external image URL using NAT64 64:ff9b::/96 or an IPv4-compatible form that embeds a loopback, private, or cloud-metadata IPv4 address. On a deployment with compatible NAT64 or DNS64 routing, _download and _build_guarded_opener accept the wrapper and fetch the internal resource, whose body is then ingested. Current interpreter behavior already blocks some RFC 8215 and 6to4 forms, but the fixed guard handles all documented wrappers without becoming more permissive than the standard library. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.5.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-85740)

Affected packages:

- `lightrag-hku < 1.5.5`

Patched in:

- `lightrag-hku 1.5.5`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vv3m-f8x4-7377