This release includes 2 security fixes for security teams reviewing exposed deployments.
Published 1mo
RAG & Retrieval
✓ No known CVEs patched
This release patches 2 known CVEs
Topics
genai
llm
gpt-4
graphrag
knowledge-graph
large-language-models
+1 more
retrieval-augmented-generation
Affected surfaces
auth
rce_ssrf
Summary
AI summaryUpdates What's New, parser, and webui across a mixed release.
Full changelog
What's New
- feat(parser): native engine support for Markdown parsing, including embedded base64 images and
.textpackbundle image integration by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3280 - feat(parser): per-file engine parameters via hint/rule (Phase 2 — MinerU + Docling) by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3284
- perf(webui): made graph rendering more efficient -> large knowledge graphs now usable by @Xaverrrrr in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3304
What's Changed
- Add parameterized parser hints for chunk strategy tuning by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3282
- feat(chunker): add drop_references option to P chunking strategy by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3285
- feat(webui): reorder query modes and warn on lower-quality modes by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3287
- fix(mineru): drop page_number items from blocks content by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3288
- fix(storage): handle set ids in delete (Issue #3286) by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3289
- Fixed typo (Dokcer -> Docker) by @aleksvujic in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3291
- refactor(parser): move all chunking out of the docx parser by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3295
- fix(api): stop guest tokens from bypassing X-API-Key auth by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3319
- fix(api): don't pair wildcard CORS origin with credentials by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3317
- docs(README): add optional HVTracker trust badge by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3320
- fix(sidecar): prevent path traversal in asset materialization by @VectorPeak in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3316
New Contributors
- @VectorPeak made their first contribution in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3316
Full Changelog: https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/compare/v1.5.3...v1.5.4
Security Fixes
- Fix: guest tokens can no longer bypass X-API-Key authentication
- Fix: wildcard CORS origin is not paired with credentials to prevent abuse
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[EMNLP2025] "LightRAG: Simple and Fast Retrieval-Augmented Generation"
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Earlier breaking changes
- v1.5.3 One-time automatic migration copies legacy collection to model‑suffixed schema on upgrade.
- v1.5.0rc3 Removes deprecated `QueryParam.model_func` field from lightrag/base.py.
- v1.5.0rc3 Deprecates the `ENTITY_TYPES` environment variable; replace with ENTITY_TYPE_PROMPT_FILE.
- v1.5.0rc2 ENTITY_TYPES environment variable deprecated; replace with ENTITY_TYPE_PROMPT_FILE before upgrading.
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