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IBM Langflow OSS EUVDEUVD-2026-113150

| CVE-2026-104309 MEDIUM
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-10-29 ibm GHSA-q8q7-w22m-f3qg
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege account
  2. Delivery
    Send request with traversal sequences
  3. Exploit
    Escape restricted directory
  4. Execution
    Read sensitive files
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate disclosed information

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires valid authentication to the Langflow OSS instance (CVSS PR:L - a low-privilege account suffices, but anonymous/unauthenticated access is not indicated), and the instance must run an affected version (1.0.0 through 1.12.3). No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and the vector is network-reachable (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L). The specific feature, endpoint, or configuration that exposes the path-traversal is not described in the available sources, so the precise request needed to trigger it cannot be stated from this data. The principal limiting factor is the authentication requirement: an attacker must first obtain or be granted a Langflow account, which constrains this to insiders, credentialed users, or attackers who have already achieved an initial foothold or credential compromise.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 6.5) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity path traversal that requires low-privilege authentication (PR:L) and yields high confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability effect - consistent with an authenticated user reading files outside the intended directory. There is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS score supplied, and no public exploit or PoC reference in the input, so all three real-world exploitation signals point to no confirmed or probable active exploitation at this time. The vendor (IBM) both reported and patched the flaw, and the vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' - an elevated-but-not-urgent cadence that aligns with a confidentiality-only bug gated behind authentication. The main caveat: the description states only 'improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory' without naming the vulnerable endpoint or parameter, so the exact trigger is not described in the available sources; the C:H rating (full file-read confidentiality impact) is the vendor/NVD assessment and is plausible for arbitrary file read but is not corroborated by a detailed technical writeup here.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds valid low-privilege credentials to a Langflow OSS instance (version 1.0.0-1.12.3) sends a crafted request containing directory-traversal sequences to a file-handling endpoint, causing the application to return files outside the intended restricted directory - potentially configuration files, secrets, or other sensitive data. No user interaction is required and the attack is performed remotely over the network. No public exploit or PoC was identified in the available sources, and the specific vulnerable endpoint is not described.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 29, 2026

Path traversal in IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.12.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker to reach files outside an intended restricted directory and read sensitive information, giving a confidentiality-only impact (CVSS 3.1 score 6.5, C:H/I:N/A:N). Exploitation requires a valid Langflow account with only low privileges (PR:L), no user interaction, and network reachability, so the practical exposure is limited to credentialed users, insiders, or attackers who have already obtained Langflow credentials. No public exploit code has been identified and there is no CISA KEV entry at the time of analysis; IBM has published a vendor advisory covering the fix, and the issue is tracked as a moderate-priority, this-month item rather than an emergency.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: IBM documents the fix in its support note at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293015, and the supplied data states a vendor patch is available but does not specify an exact patched version number, so confirm the fixed release for your 1.0.0 through 1.12.3 deployment directly from that advisory before upgrading. Because exploitation requires a valid low-privilege account (PR:L) and no unauthenticated path is indicated, reducing exposure in the interim depends on controlling who can authenticate: audit and prune Langflow accounts, revoke stale or shared credentials, and treat any credential compromise on a Langflow instance as potential file-read exposure - the trade-off is that tighter account provisioning and credential rotation add administrative overhead and may disrupt legitimate multi-user workflow building. The vendor advisory should be treated as the authoritative source for any additional vendor-stated mitigation; the feature or endpoint that exposes the traversal is not identified in the available sources, so no targeted configuration workaround can be specified from this data.

Affected VersionsENISA

Langflow OSS 1.0.0 ≤1.12.3

Affected Packages

euvd langflow_oss no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-22, improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory: the product accepts a pathname derived from a request and does not adequately neutralize traversal sequences or otherwise confine the resolved path to the intended base directory before performing a file operation. That maps to the assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, scope unchanged, and impact confined to confidentiality (no integrity or availability effect). The affected technology is IBM Langflow OSS, an open-source framework for building LLM and AI-agent flows, and the CPE supplied is cpe:2.3:a:ibm:langflow_oss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, a wildcard-version pattern that does not itself constrain a range; the 1.0.0 through 1.12.3 range comes from the vendor description. The specific endpoint, feature, or configuration that exposes the traversal is not described in the available sources, so the exact request needed to trigger the flaw cannot be stated from this data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable file-read reachable only after low-privilege authentication (PR:L, AV:N, AC:L); confidentiality-only disclosure (C:H) with no integrity or availability impact.

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 (ibm).

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.12.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 52% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source LLM app-builder, growing but still AI-developer-niche tooling
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.6%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

33
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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