Langflow is affected by path traversal due to multiple unauthenticated and insufficiently authorized API endpoints
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.1 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot " sequences ( /.. /) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00623 50th 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
- Yes
- 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-2026-12942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmxx-p7v6-pmfp
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-12942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmxx-p7v6-pmfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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