# CVE-2026-30762: PYSEC-2026-2593 - LightRAG: Hardcoded JWT Signing Secret Allows Authentication Bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-30762-lightrag-hardcoded-jwt-signing-secret-allows-authentication  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-30762 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-13

LightRAG: Hardcoded JWT Signing Secret Allows Authentication Bypass

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-30762 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-30762 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-30762?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** lightrag-hku (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.13.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-30762?** Yes. lightrag-hku (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.13 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-30762?** Check whether you run lightrag-hku (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

- lightrag-hku (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.13 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "lightrag-hku>=1.4.13"
  ```


## Affected products

- lightrag-hku (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.13

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-30762
- GHSA-mcww-4hxq-hfr3
- PYSEC-2026-2593

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