# CVE-2026-31863: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in github.com/anyproto/anytype-heart

- Also known as: GHSA-VV3H-7QWR-722V, GO-2026-4680
- Severity: CVSS 3.6 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.48.4, 0.1.11, 0.54.5
- Published: 2026-03-11 · Updated: 2026-03-12

## Affected

- anyproto anytype-heart: fixed in 0.48.4
- anyproto anytype-cli: fixed in 0.1.11
- anyproto anytype-ts: fixed in 0.54.5
- github.com/anyproto/anytype-heart (Go): fixed in 0.48.4
- github.com/anyproto/anytype-cli (Go): fixed in 0.1.11

## Description

Anytype Heart is the middleware library for Anytype. The challenge-based authentication for the local gRPC client API can be bypassed, allowing an attacker to gain access without the 4-digit code. This vulnerability is fixed in anytype-heart 0.48.4, anytype-cli 0.1.11, and Anytype Desktop 0.54.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on anyproto anytype-heart, anyproto anytype-cli, anyproto anytype-ts or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (0.48.4, 0.1.11, 0.54.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-heart/security/advisories/GHSA-vv3h-7qwr-722v

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