CriticalVulnerability

CVE-2026-9202: IBM Langflow OSS unauthenticated account creation via NEW_USER_IS_ACTIVE

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2026-9202
Published: July 17, 2026
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.5%

Summary

CVE-2026-9202 affects IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.0 and is classified as CWE-306, Missing Authentication for Critical Function. Unauthenticated attackers can create unlimited user accounts on any Langflow instance. When NEW_USER_IS_ACTIVE=true, which the source describes as a documented deployment option, those accounts are immediately active and can authenticate to reach RCE endpoints without needing AUTO_LOGIN.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 9.8(critical)
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: network
Attack complexity: low
Privileges required: none
User interaction: none
EPSS: 0.5%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 11, 2026.
Disclosure date: July 17, 2026

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-306
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-115

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Trivial
AI component targeted: Plugin
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9202

First tracked: July 17, 2026 at 08:07 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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