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CVE-2026-40933

2026-04-21
Severity Assessment
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (Description)

Flowise is a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. Prior to 3.1.0, due to unsafe serialization of stdio commands in the MCP adapter, an authenticated attacker can add an MCP stdio server with an arbitrary command, achieving command execution. The vulnerability lies in a bug in the input sanitization from the “Custom MCP” configuration in http://localhost:3000/canvas - where any user can add a new MCP, when doing so - adding a new MCP using stdio, the user can add any command, even though your code have input sanitization checks such as validateCommandInjection and validateArgsForLocalFileAccess, and a list of predefined specific safe commands - these commands, for example "npx" can be combined with code execution arguments ("-c touch /tmp/pwn") that enable direct code execution on the underlying OS. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.0.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Changed
Scope
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-78

Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
21 Apr 2026
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
9.9
CRITICAL
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Patch Library
No direct patch listed in database.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.

⚠️ MAXIMUM PRIORITY - Immediate action required