CVE-2026-119978
Flowise through 3.1.4 Custom Function Sandbox Escape RCE via LocalFileStore
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 30, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Set ALLOW_BUILTIN_DEP to false.
- Update Flowise to a patched version.
- Restrict access to /api/v1/node-custom-function.
- Monitor for unauthorized file writes.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description 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. Added CVSS V4.0 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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-749 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119978.json">CVE-2026-119978</a> Added Reference https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gvv-qjj3-2p6g Added Reference https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise Added Reference https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/a65f81bb43ef66d3ce734bf0dff4223ae8041c95/packages/components/src/utils.ts#L1733 Added Reference https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/a65f81bb43ef66d3ce734bf0dff4223ae8041c95/packages/components/src/utils.ts#L55-L114 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flowise-through-3.1.4-custom-function-sandbox-escape-rce-via-localfilestore