Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessIdentify internet-exposed Flowise instance
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DeliveryEnumerate or obtain valid chatflowId, chatId, fileName values
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ExploitSend unauthenticated POST to /api/v1/openai-assistants-file/download
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ExecutionApplication middleware skips auth due to whitelist entry
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PersistServer returns private file contents
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ImpactExfiltrate data across tenant boundaries
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The POST /api/v1/openai-assistants-file/download endpoint must be network-reachable - the default posture for internet-deployed Flowise instances. The attacker must supply valid chatflowId, chatId, and fileName parameter values; these may be enumerable through other API endpoints, disclosed in application logs, or derivable from prior access. No authentication, session token, API key, or privileged role is required - the endpoint is unconditionally excluded from the application's authentication middleware for all Flowise 2.2.4-3.1.4 deployments. Exploitation is limited to file read (confidentiality impact only); no write, delete, or denial-of-service capability is conferred by this flaw alone. Instances placed behind a VPN, authenticating proxy, or with the endpoint blocked at the network layer are not exploitable via this path. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H) accurately reflects the severity: the endpoint is fully unauthenticated, requires no attack complexity, and produces high confidentiality impact. A public PoC is confirmed on GitHub, materially lowering the exploitation barrier and making this an active priority rather than a theoretical concern. EPSS data was not included in the provided intelligence, but the combination of a trivially exploitable unauthenticated network vector, a published PoC, and a commonly internet-exposed deployment posture points to high real-world exploitation probability. The vulnerability is not yet listed in CISA KEV, so active exploitation has not been formally confirmed, though the gap between PoC availability and KEV listing is historically short for high-impact, unauthenticated flaws. Risk is highest for shared or multi-tenant Flowise instances exposed to the internet; single-tenant deployments behind a VPN or authenticating proxy face substantially lower risk. The vendor advisory URL (flowiseai.com/sunset) warrants close review - the 'sunset' path may indicate end-of-life status for the product, which if confirmed would make a vendor-issued patch unlikely and would elevate the urgency of compensating controls significantly. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker identifies an internet-facing Flowise instance and uses the published PoC (GitHub gist by haidang-infosec) to send a crafted POST request to /api/v1/openai-assistants-file/download with enumerated or previously leaked chatflowId, chatId, and fileName values. The application's middleware unconditionally skips authentication for that route, returning the requested file directly - enabling the attacker to download documents from private chatflows belonging to other organizations on the same instance without ever authenticating. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 10, 2026
Unauthenticated file exfiltration in Flowise 2.2.4-3.1.4 is possible because the POST /api/v1/openai-assistants-file/download endpoint was incorrectly added to the application's global authentication whitelist, causing all session and API key verification to be skipped unconditionally. Any remote, unauthenticated attacker who can supply valid chatflowId, chatId, and fileName identifiers can retrieve private files from any chatflow on the instance, including those belonging to other workspaces or organizations in a multi-tenant deployment. A public proof-of-concept exploit is available via GitHub, and no KEV listing has been confirmed at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to upgrade Flowise to a version beyond 3.1.4; however, the exact patched release version is not confirmed in any available reference, and the vendor advisory URL (https://flowiseai.com/sunset) may indicate product end-of-life - verify directly with FlowiseAI whether a patched release exists before assuming an upgrade path is available. If upgrading is not immediately possible, restrict access to the POST /api/v1/openai-assistants-file/download endpoint at the reverse proxy or WAF layer by returning HTTP 403 for all requests to that path; this eliminates the unauthenticated exposure but also disables the legitimate file download feature for all users. Placing the entire Flowise instance behind a VPN or authenticating reverse proxy is a higher-fidelity compensating control that preserves functionality while requiring identity verification before requests reach the application. For multi-tenant or SaaS-style deployments, immediate network-level restriction of the endpoint is strongly recommended until a patched version is confirmed available.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Flowise is an open-source, self-hosted platform for constructing LLM-powered workflows and chatbot applications (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:flowiseai:flowise). The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the file download endpoint was registered in a global authentication whitelist, which instructs the application's middleware layer to bypass all authentication and authorization checks for any request matching that path - regardless of session state or API key presence. This is not a bypass of a working control, but the absence of a control that was never applied to this route. Flowise organizes uploaded files within chatflows, which are scoped to workspaces or organizations; the missing authorization check collapses that tenant boundary entirely, making any file accessible to any caller who knows or can enumerate the relevant identifiers.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Unauthenticated network-accessible endpoint with no complexity; impact is confidentiality-only as the flaw permits file read but confers no write or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
Flowise versions 2.2.4 through 3.1.4 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in the POST /api/v1/openai-assistants-file/download endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to access private files by exploiting the endpoint's inclusion in the global authentication whitelist, which bypasses all session and API key verification. Attackers can supply valid chatflowId, chatId, and fileName identifiers to retrieve files from any chatflow on the instance, including private chatflows belonging to other workspaces or organizations.
Latest POC
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Executive ViewAI
Flowise versions 2.2.4 through 3.1.4 contain an unauthenticated file exfiltration vulnerability in the file download endpoint that bypasses all authentication checks, allowing any remote attacker to retrieve private files from any chatflow. Publicly available exploit code exists for this vulnerability, creating immediate risk to sensitive conversation data across all Flowise instances and multi-tenant deployments.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Deploy WAF or reverse proxy rule to block or rate-limit the /api/v1/openai-assistants-file/download endpoint for unauthenticated requests; (2) Enforce network-level access controls via mandatory VPN or IP whitelisting for all Flowise instance access; (3) Disable the vulnerable endpoint in Flowise application configuration if the chatflow file download feature is not operationally critical; (4) Enable comprehensive logging and alerting on file access endpoints to detect and respond to exploitation attempts.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-55702
GHSA-mf39-7j64-g95c
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