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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/PR:N confirmed by unauthenticated network endpoint; I:H reflects administrator email overwrite and relay abuse; C:N as no direct data exfiltration is described.
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CVSS VectorVendor: ibm
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IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.0 could allow a remote attacker to overwrite administrator email information and abuse the server as an outbound relay due to missing authentication for the registration endpoint.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated remote attackers can overwrite administrator email addresses and abuse IBM Langflow OSS as an outbound mail relay by exploiting a missing authentication control on the registration endpoint, affecting versions 1.0.0 through 1.10.0. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N confirms trivially reachable exploitation with no credentials or user interaction required. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though the low attack complexity makes this viable for opportunistic exploitation once the endpoint is discovered.
Technical ContextAI
IBM Langflow OSS is IBM's distribution of the open-source Langflow AI/LLM workflow orchestration platform, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:langflow_oss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause is CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function): the user registration endpoint processes account creation and modification requests without enforcing any authentication gate, allowing unauthenticated callers to supply arbitrary account data including administrator-level email addresses. That the attack permits overwriting existing admin email - not merely creating new accounts - indicates the endpoint conflates registration and update logic without differentiating caller privileges. The outbound relay abuse vector suggests the same unauthenticated code path triggers server-side mail dispatch, making the instance a usable spam or phishing relay without any credential.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-released patch per the IBM security advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283810; a fix is confirmed available from IBM, though the exact patched version number is not independently confirmed from the available input data - consult the advisory directly for the specific target version. As an immediate compensating control, restrict network access to the registration endpoint (e.g., /api/v1/register or its equivalent) via firewall rules, reverse-proxy ACLs, or WAF policy, limiting reachability to trusted internal IP ranges only - note this trade-off prevents legitimate external self-registration. Additionally, audit all administrator account email addresses for unauthorized modifications and monitor outbound SMTP traffic for anomalous relay patterns that could indicate abuse already in progress.
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-62606
GHSA-w32j-3vcp-72g3