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CVE-2026-7869: IBM Langflow OSS Path Traversal in Knowledge Bases API

IBM Langflow OSS

IBM Langflow OSS fails to properly sanitize user-supplied knowledge base names in the Knowledge Bases API. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to create directories and write arbitrary files on the server.

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
5.4
EPSS
<0.01 · top 75% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
5 Aug 2026
last update
5 Aug 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-7869other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 5 Aug 2026CVE-2026-7869: IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.3 is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API (`POST /api/v1/knowledge_bases`).

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Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-08-05
    CVE-2026-7869: IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.3 is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API (`POST /api/v1/knowledge_bases`).
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7869

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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
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tags
path-traversal
dates
happened 5 Aug 2026 · first reported 5 Aug 2026
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 10:04Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z

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# CVE-2026-7869: IBM Langflow OSS Path Traversal in Knowledge Bases API

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-7869-ibm-langflow-oss-path-traversal-in-knowledge-b · AIR-2026-1246 · closed 2026-08-05

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-08-05
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: IBM Langflow OSS
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-7869
- CVSS: 5.4

## Summary

IBM Langflow OSS fails to properly sanitize user-supplied knowledge base names in the Knowledge Bases API. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to create directories and write arbitrary files on the server.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-08-05: CVE-2026-7869: IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.3 is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API (`POST /api/v1/knowledge_bases`). (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7869)

## Sources

- 2026-08-05 NVD: CVE-2026-7869: IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.3 is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API (`POST /api/v1/knowledge_bases`). https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7869

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