CVE-2024-8181 Flowise Authentication Bypass
Remote unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to access Flowise API endpoints with administrator privileges, exposing restricted functionality and data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8181?
CVE-2024-8181 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Flowiseai Flowise, published on 27 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in Flowise version 1.8.2. This could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access API endpoints as an administrator and allow them to access restricted functionality.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8181?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including flowise. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
flowise npm | All versions to 1.8.2 | None |
flowise npm | All versions to 1.8.2 | None |
Products include Flowiseai Flowise.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-8181 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8181 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
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- CVE-2025-71338 Flowise through 2.2.7 - Arbitrary File Write to Remote Code Execution via document-store API
- CVE-2026-40933 Flowise: Authenticated RCE Via MCP Adapters
- CVE-2025-61913 Flowise is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, arbitrary file write
- CVE-2025-59528 Flowise has Remote Code Execution vulnerability
- CVE-2026-52098 Code injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q4w-x8h2-2fvh.