Authorization bypass in Langflow MCP resource handlers exposes files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Langflow from 1.6.8 before 1.9.1 does not verify that a resource URI read through MCP belongs to the authenticated user's project, an authorization bypass (CWE-639). An authenticated user with access to any project-scoped MCP endpoint can read other users' private flow files, such as uploaded documents and prompts.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. From 1.6.8 until 1.9.1, Langflow authenticated access to the project identifier in a project-scoped MCP connection but did not authorize the resource URI supplied to resources/read. read_resource forwarded the attacker-controlled URI to handle_read_resource, which parsed a flow_id and filename and called storage_service.get_file without verifying that the flow belonged to the authenticated user or current project. A user with access to any project-scoped MCP endpoint could therefore request another user's flow-backed file, while global handle_list_resources and handle_list_tools behavior could disclose flow and file identifiers that made targeting easier. The vulnerability disclosed uploaded documents, structured data, prompts, and other private flow artifacts across tenants but did not modify victim files or stored flows. This issue is fixed in version 1.9.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langflow | langflow | 1.6.8 – 1.9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | langflow (PyPI) | 1.6.8 to before 1.9.1 | 1.9.1 | Patch available | GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c |
- langflow VendorLangflow Affected 1.6.8 – 1.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- langflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.6.8 to before 1.9.1 Fixed in 1.9.1 Patch available GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c
Remediation
Upgrade Langflow to version 1.9.1, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c langflow (PyPI) Fixed in 1.9.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105699
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: PyPI/[email protected] · GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c
- 2026-10-07 7 new references · GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-08 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow/security/advisories/GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c
- https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow/pull/12818
- https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow/commit/b8fe970493fd5fb2e1fc71dfccc79f90b76058fa
- https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow/commit/f0fd436fe9829192ee550e6cb46961a01dd37032
- https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow/releases/tag/v1.9.1
- https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow
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-2026-105699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4hmc-cfm3-w43c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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