CVE-2025-57760 Langflow Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via CLI Superuser Creation

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated users with RCE access can escalate privileges to superuser by invoking an internal CLI command in Langflow.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-57760?

CVE-2025-57760 is a high-severity vulnerability in Langflow Langflow, published on 25 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Langflow containers where an authenticated user with RCE access can invoke the internal CLI command langflow superuser to create a new administrative user. This results in full superuser access, even if the user initially registered through the UI as a regular (non-admin) account. A patched version has not been made public at this time.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57760?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including langflow and langflow-base. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
langflow PyPIAll versions1.5.0
langflow PyPIAll versions1.5.1
langflow PyPIAll versions1.5.1
langflow-base PyPIAll versions0.5.1
langflow-base PyPIAll versions0.5.1
langflow-base PyPIAll versions0.5.1

Products include Langflow Langflow.

How do I fix CVE-2025-57760?

Upgrade langflow to a fixed version for your release line: 1.5.0 or 1.5.1.

Is CVE-2025-57760 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-57760 exists.

All Langflow Langflow vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gv9-mp8m-592r, PYSEC-2025-243, PYSEC-2026-1526.

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