CVE-2026-48116CWE-77CWE-88

AnythingLLM: RCE via ripgrep --pre argument injection in filesystem-search-files agent skill

High · published May 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 filesystem-search-files agent skill passes its LLM-controlled pattern parameter to ripgrep as a positional argument without a -- end-of-options separator. ripgrep parses any argument that starts with - as an option, so a pattern of --pre=/bin/sh turns ripgrep into a script executor: it runs /bin/sh <file> for every file it walks. An attacker who can chat with an agent on a deployment with the filesystem plugin enabled (the default in the official Docker image) can use this, together with the sibling filesystem-write-text-file skill, to run arbitrary commands inside the AnythingLLM server container. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.13.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00537 · 44.5th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection'); CWE-88 · Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Published
2026-05-28T21:19Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 21:19Z
    AnythingLLM: RCE via ripgrep --pre argument injection in filesystem-search-files agent skill
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