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CVE-2025-57760: Langflow Privilege Escalation via CLI

Langflow

Langflow containers contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where authenticated users with remote code execution can invoke internal CLI commands to create superuser accounts. A vendor advisory was published to address the issue.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.01 · top 55% · 2026-11-13
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
25 Aug 2025
last update
25 Aug 2025

Timeline · 2

  1. 25 Aug 2025CVE-2025-57760: Langflow Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via CLI Superuser Creation (Post-RCE)
  2. 25 Aug 2025CVE-2025-57760: Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows.

Sources · 2

Advisories and databases

  1. 2025-08-25
    CVE-2025-57760: Langflow Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via CLI Superuser Creation (Post-RCE)
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gv9-mp8m-592r
  2. 2025-08-25

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Classification

AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
dates
happened 25 Aug 2025 · first reported 25 Aug 2025
origin
GitHub Advisory Database
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 07:00Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z

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# CVE-2025-57760: Langflow Privilege Escalation via CLI

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-57760-langflow-privilege-escalation-via-cli · AIR-2025-0328 · closed 2025-08-25

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2025-08-25
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Langflow
- CVE ids: CVE-2025-57760
- CVSS: 8.8

## Summary

Langflow containers contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where authenticated users with remote code execution can invoke internal CLI commands to create superuser accounts. A vendor advisory was published to address the issue.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-08-25: CVE-2025-57760: Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57760)
- 2025-08-25: CVE-2025-57760: Langflow Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via CLI Superuser Creation (Post-RCE) (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gv9-mp8m-592r)

## Sources

- 2025-08-25 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2025-57760: Langflow Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via CLI Superuser Creation (Post-RCE) https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gv9-mp8m-592r
- 2025-08-25 NVD: CVE-2025-57760: Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57760

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