CVE-2026-41268 | FlowiseAI Flowise up to 3.0.x Environment Variable NODE_OPTIONS input validation (GHSA-cvrr-qhgw-2mm6)

VDB-359205 · CVE-2026-41268 · GHSA-CVRR-QHGW-2MM6 FLOWISEAI FLOWISE UP TO 3.0.X ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE NODE_OPTIONS INPUT VALIDATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.6 $0-$5k 2.19+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in FlowiseAI Flowise up to 3.0.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Environment Variable Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument NODE_OPTIONS results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-41268. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in FlowiseAI Flowise up to 3.0.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation of the argument NODE_OPTIONS with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: Flowise is a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. Prior to 3.1.0, Flowise is vulnerable to a critical unauthenticated remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability. It can be exploited via a parameter override bypass using the FILE-STORAGE:: keyword combined with a NODE_OPTIONS environment variable injection. This allows for the execution of arbitrary system commands with root privileges within the containerized Flowise instance, requiring only a single HTTP request and no authentication or knowledge of the instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.0. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-41268 since 04/18/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Vendor FlowiseAI Name Flowise Version 3.0 Website Product: https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6 VulDB Base Score: 5.6 VulDB Temp Score: 5.4 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 7.7 CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Input validation CWE: CWE-20 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: Flowise 3.1.0 Timelineinfo 04/18/2026 CVE reserved 04/23/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed 04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-cvrr-qhgw-2mm6 Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-41268 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41268 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359205 Entryinfo Created: 04/23/2026 23:15 Changes: 04/23/2026 23:15 (65) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:912:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸