CVE-2026-48520 Langflow: Unauthenticated Shareable Playground arbitrary local or S3 file read

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can read arbitrary local or S3 files by manipulating file paths in public Langflow playground executions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-48520?

CVE-2026-48520 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Langflow Langflow, published on 23 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Prior to 1.10.0, the "Shareable Playground" (or "Public Flows" in code) contains a potential arbitrary file-read vulnerability, depending on the exact flow configuration used. By making a flow public, public execution of the flow is allowed. The execution request can contain a list of files that gets read by Langflow and fed into the LLM. The files path can be any path supported by the storage - it can be either a local file or S3 path if supported by the local configuration This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.0.

Weakness: CWE-73

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48520?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including langflow. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
langflow PyPIAll versions1.10.0
langflow PyPIAll versions1.10.0
langflow PyPIAll versions1.10.0

Products include Langflow Langflow.

How do I fix CVE-2026-48520?

Upgrade langflow to 1.10.0 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-48520 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-48520 exists.

All Langflow Langflow vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rcjh-r59h-gq37, PYSEC-2026-244.

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