CVE-2026-81941: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in IBM Langflow OSS
IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.5 allows an authenticated non-administrative user could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server at the privilege level of the application process by constructing a flow with an MCP Tools component configured to use a local stdio subprocess transport. This bypasses both the LANGFLOW_CUSTOM_COMPONENT_ADMIN_ONLY and LANGFLOW_BLOCK_CODE_INTERPRETER_COMPONENTS server-side controls intended to prevent exactly this class of access. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary command execution, sensitive data exposure (including credentials from the process environment), file system modification, and lateral movement to services reachable from the server.
CVE-2026-81941: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in IBM Langflow OSS
Description
IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.5 allows an authenticated non-administrative user could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server at the privilege level of the application process by constructing a flow with an MCP Tools component configured to use a local stdio subprocess transport. This bypasses both the LANGFLOW_CUSTOM_COMPONENT_ADMIN_ONLY and LANGFLOW_BLOCK_CODE_INTERPRETER_COMPONENTS server-side controls intended to prevent exactly this class of access. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary command execution, sensitive data exposure (including credentials from the process environment), file system modification, and lateral movement to services reachable from the server.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
IBM
Langflow OSS
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:langflow_oss:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:langflow_oss:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T20:19:07.391Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa3258c91cc7f3848ca5e27
Added to database: 09/10/2026, 21:47:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 21:47:56 UTC
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