Langflow profile picture endpoint path traversal vulnerability

# Langflow profile picture endpoint path traversal vulnerability

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/langflow-profile-picture-endpoint-path-traversal-vulnerabili · AIR-2026-0507 · closed 2026-03-20

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-03-20
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: langflow
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-33497
- CVSS: 8.7

## Summary

Langflow failed to properly sanitize path parameters in the profile pictures endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary file reads. There are no reports of active exploitation.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-03-24: CVE-2026-33497: Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33497)
- 2026-03-20: CVE-2026-33497: langflow: /profile_pictures/{folder_name}/{file_name} endpoint file reading (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ph9w-r52h-28p7)

## Sources

- 2026-03-20 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2026-33497: langflow: /profile_pictures/{folder_name}/{file_name} endpoint file reading https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ph9w-r52h-28p7
- 2026-03-24 NVD: CVE-2026-33497: Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33497

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