CVE-2026-31231

Cognee thru v0.4.0 contains a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its notebook cell execution API endpoint. The endpoint is designed to execute arbitrary Python code provided by the user, but it does so using the unsafe exec() function without any sandboxing, validation, or security controls. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted POST request containing malicious Python code to the execution endpoint. This leads to arbitrary code execution on the Cognee server with the privileges of the server process, allowing complete compromise of the system.
Configurations

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History

15 May 2026, 19:16

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
CWE CWE-94

12 May 2026, 18:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-12 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:33


NVD link : CVE-2026-31231

Mitre link : CVE-2026-31231

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31231


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')