# CVE-2025-69286: RAGFlow has Predictable Token Generation Leading to Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.9 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 0.22.0
- Published: 2025-12-31 · Updated: 2026-01-02

## Affected

- infiniflow ragflow: fixed in 0.22.0

## Description

RAGFlow is an open-source RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) engine. In versions prior to 0.22.0, the use of an insecure key generation algorithm in the API key and beta (assistant/agent share auth) token generation process allows these tokens to be mutually derivable. Specifically, both tokens are generated using the same `URLSafeTimedSerializer` with predictable inputs, enabling an unauthorized user who obtains the shared assistant/agent URL to derive the personal API key. This grants them full control over the assistant/agent owner's account. Version 0.22.0 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on infiniflow ragflow, upgrade to a fixed version (0.22.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/security/advisories/GHSA-9j5g-g4xm-57w7
- https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/commit/a3bb4aadcc3494fb27f2a9933b4c46df8eb532e6
- https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/blob/v0.20.5/api/apps/system_app.py#L214-L215
- https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/blob/v0.20.5/api/utils/__init__.py#L343
- https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/blob/v0.20.5/api/utils/api_utils.py#L378
- https://github.com/qianlijaingshan/ragflow-audit

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