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
- CVE ids
Timeline · 2
Sources · 2
Advisories and databases
- 2025-08-25CVE-2025-57760: Langflow Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via CLI Superuser Creation (Post-RCE)GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gv9-mp8m-592r
- 2025-08-25CVE-2025-57760: Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows.NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57760
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Classification
- lane
- Patch now
- 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 DatabaseVulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- 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 Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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