Low

Langflow: Cleartext Storage of Authentication Settings in Project Creation Endpoint

  • Disclosed: 20.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 14:18

A security vulnerability has been detected in langflow-ai langflow up to 1.8.3. The affected element is the function create_project/encrypt_auth_settings of the file src/backend/base/Langflow/api/v1/projects.py of the component Project Creation Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument auth_settings leads to cleartext storage in a file or on disk. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) langflow < 1.9.1 1.9.1

References

CVSS score 4.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-312, CWE-313
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
langflow
Disclosed
20.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 14:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2568 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9jpj-cph8-w449 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: langflow

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (42) in the archive
Total entries
42
First → latest
06.2024 10.2026
Without a fix
7
Exploited in attacks
5

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 15
  • High 17
  • Medium 7
  • Low 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2024: 4
  2. 2025: 5
  3. 2026: 33
Severity:
  1. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-9205 < 1.10.1 1.10.1
  2. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-8505 >= 1.7.0, < 1.9.1 1.9.1
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-7700 >= 1.3.0, < 1.10.3 1.10.3
  4. Critical · 9.6 CVE-2026-48519 < 1.9.2 1.9.2
  5. Critical · 9.6 CVE-2026-42048 < 1.9.0 1.9.0
  6. Langflow: Cleartext Storage of Authentication Settings in Project Creation Endpoint this entry
    Low · 4.3 CVE-2026-6598 < 1.9.1 1.9.1
  7. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-33484 >= 1.0.0, < 1.9.0 1.9.0
  8. Critical · 9.9 CVE-2026-33309 >= 1.2.0, < 1.9.0 1.9.0
  9. Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-33017 < 1.9.0 1.9.0
  10. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-27966 <= 1.8.0rc2 no fix
  11. High Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-0770 <= 1.7.3 no fix
  12. High · 7.7 CVE-2025-68477 < 1.7.1 1.7.1
  13. High · 7.1 CVE-2025-68478 < 1.7.1 1.7.1
  14. Critical Exploited in attacks CVE-2025-3248 < 1.3.0 1.3.0

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