Credential decryption via deterministic Fernet key derivation
Published Aug 5, 2026 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Weak key derivation in IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.3 allows attackers to reproduce Fernet keys and decrypt stored credentials. The ensure_fernet_key path seeds Python's Mersenne Twister with a secret shorter than 32 characters and uses its output as the 32-byte Fernet key. Exploitation requires that non-default short-secret configuration and access to both the configured secret and encrypted database contents.
Summary
What happened
Weak key derivation in IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.3 allows attackers to reproduce Fernet keys and decrypt stored credentials. The ensure_fernet_key path seeds Python's Mersenne Twister with a secret shorter than 32 characters and uses its output as the 32-byte Fernet key. Exploitation requires that non-default short-secret configuration and access to both the configured secret and encrypted database contents.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-8470
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- Langflow OSS
- Classifications
- CWE-327, T1555
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <=1.10.3
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