Superuser takeover via unguarded CLI account creation
Published Aug 25, 2025 · Updated Aug 25, 2025
Privilege escalation in Langflow containers 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with code execution to gain superuser access. The bundled /app/.venv/bin/langflow CLI exposes the superuser command, which creates an administrative account without checking for an existing superuser. Exploitation requires authenticated code execution inside the container and grants control of application users, flows, stored credentials, and configuration.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Langflow containers 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with code execution to gain superuser access. The bundled /app/.venv/bin/langflow CLI exposes the superuser command, which creates an administrative account without checking for an existing superuser. Exploitation requires authenticated code execution inside the container and grants control of application users, flows, stored credentials, and configuration.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-57760
- Published
- Aug 25, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2025
- Vendor
- Langflow
- Product
- Langflow
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1136
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=<= 1.5.0
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