CVE•Published 2026-05-12•Modified 2026-05-14•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-42048Langflow · Langflow

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.6

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Prior to 1.9.0, Langflow is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API (DELETE /api/v1/knowledge_bases). This occurs because user-supplied knowledge base names are concatenated directly into file paths without proper sanitization or boundary validation. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to delete arbitrary directories anywhere on the server's filesystem, leading to data loss and potential service disruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.9.0.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-12

Modified 2026-05-14

External references

NVD MITRE GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag879 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-42048

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Langflow Langflow"

All exposed Langflow Langflow instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Langflow"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Langflow" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-42048