Langflow - Missing Authorization on download_image Endpoint
Priority LOW 27CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The '/api/v1/files/images/{flow_id}/{file_name}' endpoint does not enforce any authentication or authorization checks, allowing any unauthenticated user to download images belonging to any flow by knowing (or guessing) the flow ID and file name.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00212 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5022
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvx2-jcjj-x36h
References
More Langflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08085 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Auto-Login Bypass and Code Validation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-00553 Langflow exec_globals Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Remote… KEVCVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-24427 Langflow <= 1.6.9 CORS Misconfiguration to Token Hijack & RCE KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-02845 Langflow < 1.3.0 Unauthenticated RCE via /api/v1/validate/code KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-25463 Langflow has Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Public Flow Build Endpoint KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-39928 Authorization bypass in langflow KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-5022 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5022 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvx2-jcjj-x36h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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