CVE-2026-21445
Langflow Missing Authentication on Critical API Endpoints
Description
Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Prior to version 1.7.0.dev45, multiple critical API endpoints in Langflow are missing authentication controls. The issue allows any unauthenticated user to access sensitive user conversation data, transaction histories, and perform destructive operations including message deletion. This affects endpoints handling personal data and system operations that should require proper authorization. Version 1.7.0.dev45 contains a patch.
In plain language
AI Act nowCVE-2026-21445 is a critical bug in Langflow where key API pages don’t require a login, letting outsiders read and delete user messages and data—most small businesses using Langflow should fix it immediately if they’re running an affected version.
Unauthenticated access (CWE-306) to critical Langflow API endpoints in langflow/langflow-base before langflow 1.7.0.dev45 allows attackers to read and delete user data/messages without authentication (network-accessible, no user interaction).
What to do now
- Check your Langflow version: confirm whether you are running langflow < 1.7.1 or langflow-base < 0.7.1.
- If you’re affected, upgrade langflow to 1.7.1 (and langflow-base to 0.7.1) following the vendor advisory.
- After upgrading, verify the service is updated and that unauthenticated API requests no longer return user data or allow deletion.
- If you cannot upgrade right away, restrict access to the Langflow server so only trusted networks/users can reach the API endpoints.
pip install --upgrade langflow==1.7.1 langflow-base==0.7.1CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:NAttack VectorAC:LAttack ComplexityPR:NPrivileges RequiredUI:NUser InteractionS:UScopeC:HConfidentialityI:HIntegrityA:NAvailabilityWeaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniquesReferences
- CISA Adds 4 Actively Exploited Adobe, Joomla, and Langflow Flaws to KEVen·The Hacker News· Exploited Adobe ColdFusion web-app
- Path traversal flaw in AI dev platform Langflow exploited in attacksen-us·BleepingComputer· Exploited Langflow MuddyWater (mentioned in context of other Langflow vulns)
- Unpatched Langflow Flaw CVE-2026-5027 Exploited for Unauthenticated RCEen·The Hacker News· Exploited Langflow MuddyWater (mentioned as exploiting a different Langflow vuln)
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