Flowintel Stored XSS in Case Notes via Malicious Mermaid Diagram Content
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Affected versions of Flowintel render Mermaid blocks contained in stored case notes without sufficiently neutralizing attacker-controlled markup. Because Mermaid note content is persisted and later rendered for other users, an attacker with permission to create or edit a note could store a crafted Mermaid payload that results in JavaScript execution when another user views the affected case note. The patch adds explicit Mermaid detection and HTML escaping around the token content before the generated Mermaid wrapper is returned. It also moves the wrapping logic earlier in page initialization so Markdown instances are protected consistently. Version impacted >= 3.3.0
Why it matters now
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-2026-81753
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xww-rqhr-67w2
References
More flowintel vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56455 Flowintel Fails to Invalidate Active Sessions After Password Change CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-56320 Flowintel Alert Settings Configuration Allows Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Configuration Keys CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-56447 Flowintel Organization Administrator Can Reset Full Administrator Password and Escalate Privileges CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-56456 Flowintel Login Email Validation Bypass Allows Log Injection via Crafted Email Input CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-56389 Flowintel Arbitrary Log File Path Allows Remote Code Execution via Template Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-56446 Flowintel Missing Task-to-Case Authorization Allows Cross-Case Task Modification CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-81753 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-81753 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xww-rqhr-67w2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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