CVE-2026-119978
What it is
Flowise through 3.1.4 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute OS commands by abusing allowlisted langchain and mammoth modules when ALLOW_BUILTIN_DEP=true. Attackers can submit JavaScript to /api/v1/node-custom-function that writes a file into the mammoth package via LocalFileStore and requires it, escaping vm2 as the Flowise process user.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.0 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-749
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 9.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Fix and advisories
References
- https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise
- https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/a65f81bb43ef66d3ce734bf0dff4223ae8041c95/packages/components/src/utils.ts#L1733
- https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/a65f81bb43ef66d3ce734bf0dff4223ae8041c95/packages/components/src/utils.ts#L55-L114
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gvv-qjj3-2p6g
- https://github.com/soovwv/cve/blob/a37354aff1e78c0601772e7716f5318c473e8640/CVE-2026-119978.md
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flowise-through-3.1.4-custom-function-sandbox-escape-rce-via-localfilestore