CVE-2026-48116: AnythingLLM: RCE via ripgrep --pre argument injection in filesystem-search-files agent skill

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-05-28 · updated 2026-07-21
Weakness: CWE-77

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 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.

Affected products

Mintplexlabs Anythingllm: before 1.13.0 — fixed in 1.13.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm 1.13.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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