# CVE-2025-68492: PYSEC-2026-1238 - Chainlit contains an authorization bypass vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-68492-chainlit-contains-an-authorization-bypass-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-68492 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-07

Chainlit contains an authorization bypass vulnerability

Technologies: [chainlit (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-chainlit). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-68492 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-68492 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-68492?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** chainlit (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.8.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-68492?** Yes. chainlit (PyPI): upgrade to 2.8.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-68492?** Check whether you run chainlit (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- chainlit (PyPI): upgrade to 2.8.5 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "chainlit>=2.8.5"
  ```


## Affected products

- chainlit (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.8.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-68492
- GHSA-v492-6xx2-p57g
- PYSEC-2026-1238

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