CVE-2026-4502 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM Langflow Desktop 1.2.0 through 1.8.4 Langflow could allow an authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Langflow Desktop

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7271097

History

Fri, 01 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM Langflow Desktop 1.2.0 through 1.8.4 Langflow could allow an authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.
Title		Arbitrary File Write and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Langflow v2 API
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm langflow Desktop
Weaknesses		CWE-22
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:langflow_desktop:1.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:langflow_desktop:1.8.4:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm langflow Desktop
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7271097
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-04-30T20:57:08.130Z

Updated: 2026-05-01T14:58:10.215Z

Reserved: 2026-03-20T13:47:59.369Z

Link: CVE-2026-4502

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T14:57:31.370Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-30T21:16:33.533

Modified: 2026-05-01T15:27:15.287

Link: CVE-2026-4502

Redhat

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