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Flowintel CVE-2026-81659

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66995 HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-08-27 CIRCL GHSA-9jjj-7qhf-c5f9
7.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: CIRCL
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Vendor (CIRCL) PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable export endpoint requires a low-privilege authenticated account (PR:L); no integrity or availability impact; confidentiality is high due to arbitrary local file read.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (CIRCL).

CVSS VectorVendor: CIRCL

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 27, 2026 - 13:31 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 27, 2026 - 13:31 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 27, 2026 - 10:07 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Affected versions of Flowintel allow attacker-controlled note content to be processed by Pandoc and XeLaTeX during PDF export in a way that can cause local files on the Flowintel server to be read and incorporated into the generated export.

AnalysisAI

Flowintel's PDF export pipeline passes attacker-controlled note content to Pandoc with the raw_tex extension enabled, allowing authenticated users to inject XeLaTeX directives such as \input{} or \verbatiminput{} that cause the server to read arbitrary local files and embed their contents into the exported PDF. Any authenticated user with note-editing access can exploit this to exfiltrate sensitive server-side files - credentials, keys, or intelligence data stored on the host. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Recon
Authenticate to Flowintel with low-privilege account
Delivery
Craft note containing LaTeX file-read directive
Exploit
Trigger PDF export for the note
Install
Pandoc passes raw LaTeX to XeLaTeX
C2
XeLaTeX reads target local file
Execute
Download exported PDF
Impact
Extract exfiltrated file contents

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid Flowintel account with permission to create or edit notes and invoke the PDF export function. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N) scores 7.1, indicating a network-accessible, low-complexity attack requiring only a low-privilege account with no user interaction. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An authenticated Flowintel analyst creates or edits a note containing a raw LaTeX directive such as \verbatiminput{/etc/shadow} or \input{/app/config/secrets.py}. When PDF export is triggered for that note, Pandoc passes the raw LaTeX through to XeLaTeX, which reads the referenced file and renders its contents into the PDF. …
Remediation Update Flowintel to a revision incorporating both patch commits 16f618fa36a72c4c5ca3ff0abf7dd67455318ef1 and 2ba9700a5473223639575050bda607f498add7c6 from https://github.com/flowintel/flowintel; operators running from source should pull the patched main branch, while those awaiting a tagged release should monitor the upstream repository. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Identify which Flowintel version is deployed and confirm patch availability from the vendor for CVE-2026-81659. …

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CVE-2026-81826 CRITICAL
9.1 Aug 27

Persistent session hijacking is possible in Flowintel version 3.3.0 and later because the application fails to invalidat

CVE-2026-81818 HIGH
8.6 Aug 27

Privilege escalation in Flowintel's administrative user-edit API allows an organization administrator to modify full adm

CVE-2026-81662 HIGH
8.6 Aug 27

Remote code execution in Flowintel's alerts settings update endpoint (versions >= 3.3.0) allows an authenticated high-pr

CVE-2026-81743 HIGH
7.5 Aug 27

Remote code execution via log path traversal in Flowintel 3.3.0 and later is achievable by an authenticated administrato

CVE-2026-81817 HIGH
7.2 Aug 27

Broken object-level authorization across Flowintel task endpoints allows authenticated editor-level users to perform una

CVE-2026-69075 MEDIUM
6.9 Aug 03

Stored XSS via Vue template injection in FlowIntel allows an authenticated low-privilege user to persist malicious Vue i

CVE-2026-81827 MEDIUM
6.9 Aug 27

Log injection in Flowintel versions 3.3.0 and later allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge arbitrary log lines

CVE-2026-9813 MEDIUM
6.2 May 28

Server-side request forgery in FlowIntel up to version 3.3.0 allows a low-privileged authenticated user to coerce the ap

CVE-2026-81819 MEDIUM
5.3 Aug 27

Insufficient authorization on the Flowintel /my_assignment/user API endpoint allows any authenticated API user to retrie

CVE-2026-81820 MEDIUM
5.1 Aug 27

Stored cross-site scripting in Flowintel's MISP timeline renderer allows an authenticated low-privileged attacker to inj

CVE-2026-81814 MEDIUM
5.1 Aug 27

Stored cross-site scripting in Flowintel's calendar view (versions >= 3.3.0) allows an authenticated user with case-crea

CVE-2026-81753 MEDIUM
5.1 Aug 27

Stored cross-site scripting in Flowintel case notes allows an authenticated low-privileged user to inject malicious Java

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