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CVE-2026-46440 FlowiseAI CVE debrief
A critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-46440, was found in Flowise, a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 and was patched in version 3.1.2. The issue involves the checkBasicAuth endpoint validating credentials in plaintext without rate limiting and with direct comparison.
- Vendor
- FlowiseAI
- Product
- Flowise
- CVSS
- CRITICAL 9.1
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-08
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-23
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-08
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-23
Who should care
Users of Flowise prior to version 3.1.2 should update to the latest version to mitigate this critical vulnerability.
Technical summary
The checkBasicAuth endpoint in Flowise validates credentials in plaintext without rate limiting and with direct comparison, allowing for potential authentication bypass. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.2.
Defensive priority
high
Recommended defensive actions
- Update Flowise to version 3.1.2 or later.
Evidence notes
CVE-2026-46440 was published on 2026-06-08T16:16:41.043Z and modified on 2026-06-11T04:06:33.593Z.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-46440 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46440
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-46440 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46440
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/releases/tag/flowise%403.1.2
[email protected] - Product, Release Notes
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/advisories/GHSA-php6-83fg-gw3g
[email protected] - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.