AI Sec Watch

Australia's financial regulator (APRA) warns that advanced AI models like Claude Mythos could give attackers powerful tools to find security flaws faster than banks can fix them, threatening the banking sector. The regulator found that banks treat AI as just another technology and lack proper processes to identify and patch vulnerabilities quickly enough to keep up with AI-assisted attacks. APRA calls for urgent overhauls to governance, vulnerability testing, and security assessment of AI platforms.

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IBM Langflow Desktop versions 1.0.0 through 1.8.4 contains a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94, a flaw where attackers can insert and execute their own code) that allows attackers to run arbitrary commands (any commands an attacker chooses) with the same permissions as the Langflow application. This could let attackers steal sensitive information like API keys and database passwords, modify files, or attack other systems on the network.

IBM Langflow OSS (open-source software) versions 1.0.0 through 1.8.4 has a vulnerability where any user can view and delete other users' data by supplying a flow_id (a reference number for a workflow). This happens because the system doesn't properly check who should be allowed to access certain information, allowing unauthorized access to transaction logs and build data.

IBM Langflow Desktop version 1.8.4 and earlier has a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22, a flaw that lets attackers access files outside intended directories) that allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files on a system by sending specially crafted URLs containing "dot dot" sequences (/../), which trick the system into navigating to restricted folders.

IBM Langflow Desktop versions 1.0.0 through 1.8.4 have a security flaw where an unauthenticated user (someone without a login) can view other users' images by manipulating a user-controlled key (a piece of data that identifies which resource to access). This happens because the application doesn't properly check permissions when accessing images, which is a type of vulnerability called authorization bypass through user-controlled key (CWE-639).

IBM Langflow Desktop versions 1.2.0 through 1.8.4 has a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-4502) that allows an authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files on a system by sending specially crafted URL requests with "dot dot" sequences (/../, which move up directory levels). This affects users who are already logged into the application.

IBM Langflow Desktop versions 1.6.0 through 1.8.4 has a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS, a flaw where an attacker can inject malicious code that gets saved and executed in a web interface). An authenticated user can embed JavaScript code in the Web UI, which could alter how the application works and potentially expose user credentials to attackers who access the same session.

IBM Langflow Desktop versions 1.0.0 through 1.8.4 have a vulnerability called SSRF (server-side request forgery, where an attacker tricks the server into making requests it shouldn't). An authenticated attacker (someone with login access) could exploit this to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially discovering network information or launching additional attacks.