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IBM Langflow OSS EUVDEUVD-2026-67955

| CVE-2026-18904 HIGH
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-08-28 ibm GHSA-rw3m-jm6r-xjcf
8.2
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Identify target Langflow OSS instance
  2. Delivery
    Enumerate or predict user namespace identifier
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request with colliding identifier
  4. Execution
    Access victim user's namespace
  5. Persist
    Read sensitive workflow/pipeline data
  6. Impact
    Inject unauthorized messages into victim session

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

No special conditions required for network-level access - the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms remote unauthenticated exploitation against IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.1 without any prerequisite configuration. Exploitation is limited by the attacker's ability to resolve or predict a valid victim user identifier; the degree of difficulty depends on whether identifiers are sequential, guessable, or derived from observable inputs. Exploitation scope is bounded to information disclosure and message injection - the integrity impact is limited (I:L) and availability is unaffected (A:N). Deployments isolated from public internet access have a materially reduced attack surface, though this is not a configuration-dependent prerequisite for the vulnerability itself.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.2 (High) is driven by a fully unauthenticated, low-complexity, network-accessible attack path with high confidentiality impact - a genuinely severe profile. EPSS data was not provided, and the absence of both a KEV listing and known public exploit code tempers urgency relative to the raw score. The lack of required privileges (PR:N) and user interaction (UI:N) means any internet-exposed Langflow OSS deployment is a viable target without preconditions. The integrity impact is limited to message injection rather than full data manipulation, which moderates the overall blast radius. A mid-sized enterprise IT team running AI workflow infrastructure in gdynia - or anywhere else - should treat this as a high-priority patch given the unauthenticated exposure and the sensitivity of LLM pipeline data. The primary unknown is whether default deployment configurations expose the vulnerable namespace endpoint to the internet or restrict it behind internal network controls; organizations should verify their exposure before relying on network perimeter as a mitigating factor.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated remote attacker sends crafted API requests to an internet-exposed IBM Langflow OSS instance, constructing or guessing a user identifier that collides with a legitimate user's namespace. The collision grants the attacker read access to that user's workflow data, conversation history, or pipeline outputs, and allows injection of unauthorized messages into their active sessions. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity suggests exploit development would be straightforward for a motivated researcher.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 28, 2026

Namespace collision between user identifiers in IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.1 exposes sensitive information and enables unauthorized message injection by unauthenticated remote attackers. The flaw, rooted in CWE-639 (authorization bypass via user-controlled key), allows an attacker to resolve or collide with another user's namespace without requiring authentication, as confirmed by the CVSS vector (PR:N). No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low-complexity, network-accessible attack surface warrants prompt remediation.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released patch per IBM's advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284579 - the specific fixed version is not independently confirmed from the available data beyond 'patch available,' so administrators should consult the advisory directly to identify the target upgrade version. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict network access to the Langflow OSS interface to trusted internal networks or VPN-gated segments to eliminate unauthenticated external exposure, noting this does not mitigate the flaw for internal threat actors. Additionally, review access logs for anomalous cross-user data access patterns that may indicate prior exploitation of the namespace collision.

Affected VersionsENISA

Langflow OSS 1.0.0 ≤1.11.1

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 OSS is an open-source AI workflow orchestration platform published by IBM (cpe:2.3:a:ibm:langflow_oss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), used to build and deploy LLM-powered pipelines. CWE-639 identifies the root cause as authorization bypass through user-controlled keys - a class of flaw where an application relies on a user-supplied or user-resolvable identifier (such as a session token, user ID, or namespace handle) to gate access, without sufficiently validating ownership. In this case, a namespace collision between distinct user identifiers allows one party to resolve into another's context, exposing data (C:H) and permitting message injection (I:L). This pattern is common in multi-tenant architectures that construct resource paths or message queues directly from user-supplied identity tokens without collision-resistant namespacing.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY HIGH
NVD 8.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.2 HIGH

Network-exposed, no auth required (PR:N), low complexity namespace collision; high confidentiality loss, limited integrity impact via message injection, no availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionNVD

IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and inject unauthorized messages due to a namespace collision between user identifiers.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

IBM Langflow OSS versions 1.0.0 through 1.11.1 contain a critical authorization bypass that allows unauthenticated attackers to access other users' data and inject unauthorized messages. Organizations using this workflow automation platform face immediate risks of sensitive information exposure and operational disruption. Prompt patching is essential to prevent data breaches and system compromise.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche AI workflow orchestration tool, limited enterprise adoption
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 0.3%
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

41
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +41
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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