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IBM Langflow EUVDEUVD-2026-45331

| CVE-2026-13445 HIGH
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-07-17 ibm GHSA-8f66-77fw-hmvj
8.1
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 as low-privilege user
  2. Delivery
    Build workflow using SaveToFile with absolute victim path
  3. Exploit
    Select append (read) or overwrite (tamper) mode
  4. Execution
    Component skips ownership check on user-controlled path
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate victim data to attacker namespace or overwrite victim file

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must hold a valid low-privilege Langflow OSS account (CVSS PR:L, authenticated) on a running 1.0.0-1.10.1 instance and be able to create or run a workflow that uses the SaveToFile component with an attacker-specified absolute path. Concretely, exploitation requires supplying an absolute filesystem path that points at another user's storage location, then using append mode to read+exfiltrate victim data or overwrite mode to tamper with it. What limits exploitation: it is not usable by unauthenticated outsiders, and it only yields cross-user impact on multi-user/shared deployments - a single-tenant or single-user instance has no victim namespace to violate, and the attacker must know or guess the victim's storage path.

Impact

The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N = 8.1 High) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring only low-privilege authentication and no user interaction, with high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact - consistent with an authenticated multi-tenant data-boundary break. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV entry, or POC was supplied, so real-world exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from the input, and absence of these signals should not be read as low risk. Practical priority depends heavily on deployment: a shared/multi-user Langflow instance where distinct users must be isolated makes this a genuine high priority, whereas a single-user or single-tenant deployment materially reduces impact because there is no victim namespace to cross into. Because PR:L requires the attacker to already hold a valid (even low-privilege) account, this is more of an insider/foothold-escalation risk than an unauthenticated internet-wide threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privilege but authenticated Langflow user builds a workflow whose SaveToFile component targets an absolute path belonging to another user's storage. In append mode the workflow reads the victim's file, appends attacker data, and writes the combined content - now containing the victim's data - into the attacker's own namespace for retrieval; in overwrite mode the same access is used to clobber the victim's file with arbitrary content. No public POC is identified, but the low attack complexity and lack of required user interaction make the technique straightforward for any account holder.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 17, 2026

Cross-user file access in IBM Langflow OSS (1.0.0 through 1.10.1) lets an authenticated user abuse the SaveToFile component to read and modify files uploaded by other users by supplying absolute paths that point into victim storage locations. Append mode enables exfiltration of victim data into the attacker's namespace (confidentiality), while overwrite mode allows replacing victim content with arbitrary data (integrity), collapsing the per-user storage ownership boundary. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV; a vendor patch is available.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory - upgrade to the fixed release identified in IBM's advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279990 (the input does not include an exact fixed version string, so confirm the target version directly from that advisory before deploying). Until patched, restrict the SaveToFile component and any workflow file paths to a per-user directory and reject absolute paths or paths that resolve outside the calling user's storage root; where feasible, disable or gate the SaveToFile component for untrusted users, noting this breaks legitimate file-saving workflows. Additionally, limit account provisioning on shared instances and monitor storage for cross-user writes/appends, accepting the operational overhead of tighter access review as the trade-off for closing the tenant boundary until the upgrade is applied.

Affected VersionsENISA

Langflow OSS 1.0.0 ≤1.10.1

Affected Packages

euvd langflow_oss no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Langflow is an open-source visual framework for building LLM-driven agents and workflows, where users compose components on a canvas and persist artifacts to per-user storage. The affected element is the SaveToFile component, which accepts a file path argument used for writing (and, in append mode, first reading) files. The root cause is CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key): the component trusts the user-supplied absolute path as the storage key without validating that the path resolves inside the requesting user's own namespace, so a caller can reference another tenant's files. This is an IDOR-class flaw rather than classic path traversal - the key identifying the target object is fully attacker-controlled and no ownership check is enforced before the read/append/overwrite operation.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Network-reachable component abusable by any authenticated low-privilege user (PR:L) with no interaction; high confidentiality and integrity from cross-user read/overwrite, no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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
High
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.1 can allow an authenticated attacker to exploit the SaveToFile component to read and modify another user's uploaded files by specifying absolute paths pointing to victim storage locations. In append mode, the attacker's workflow reads victim file contents, appends attacker-controlled data, and uploads a copy containing victim data to the attacker's namespace (confidentiality breach). In overwrite mode, the attacker can replace victim file contents with arbitrary data (integrity breach). This breaks the storage ownership boundary between users.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

IBM Langflow OSS versions 1.0.0 through 1.10.1 contain a cross-user file access vulnerability allowing authenticated users to read and modify files belonging to other users in shared deployments. This breaks data isolation and enables both confidential data exfiltration and unauthorized file manipulation. Organizations running Langflow for collaborative AI workflows face immediate risk to sensitive data integrity and confidentiality.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source LLM workflow builder, common but not ubiquitous
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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