Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-8r8h-6vcc-xhrv
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-8r8h-6vcc-xhrv |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-70471
|
| Summary | Flowise: RBAC Bypass Leading to Unauthorized Workspace Variables Disclosure ## Finding — Unauthorized Workspace Variables disclosure via $vars injection (bypasses variables:view) ### What’s wrong (code locations) - Variables for the active workspace are fetched without checking “variables:view” at this call site: flowise-src/ packages/components/src/utils.ts:932 - Runtime variables are resolved from server environment variables: flowise-src/packages/components/src/utils.ts:976 - $vars is always injected into the code execution sandbox: flowise-src/packages/components/src/utils.ts:1782 - The official Variables API is permission-protected (contrast): flowise-src/packages/server/src/routes/variables/ index.ts:11 ### Why it is a privilege boundary bypass A user/API key might be denied variables:view (and the /api/v1/variables route enforces it), but they can still: - call /api/v1/node-custom-function (Finding 1) - and have $vars pre-populated with all variables for the workspace, including runtime values from process.env ### What data is exposed Inside the custom JS context, $vars contains a flat map of: - Variable.name -> Variable.value for static variables, and - Variable.name -> process.env[Variable.name] for runtime variables (type === 'runtime') This can expose secrets such as database passwords, JWT secrets, SMTP passwords, cloud keys, etc., depending on what the workspace Variables are configured to map. ### Recommended fix (minimum) - Do not inject $vars unless the caller is authorized: - enforce variables:view before injecting $vars, or - inject only an explicit allowlist of variables needed for the function - Consider disabling or heavily restricting type=runtime variables in self-hosted environments (or restrict which env keys may be mapped). |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 6.4 |
| Risk | 3.2 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-863 | Incorrect Authorization |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv4 | 7.1 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-8r8h-6vcc-xhrv/GHSA-8r8h-6vcc-xhrv.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise | ||
| flowise@3.1.3 | Other | https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/releases/tag/flowise@3.1.3 |
| GHSA-8r8h-6vcc-xhrv | Other | https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/advisories/GHSA-8r8h-6vcc-xhrv |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Attack Requirements (AT) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) | Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) | Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) | Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) | Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) | Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent local physical |
low high |
none present |
none low high |
none passive active |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-08-04T19:16:40Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/70xxx/CVE-2026-70471.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-70471
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]