CVE-2026-81940

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper neutralization of special characters in flow display names.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
55%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 10, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: Langflow is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to multiple incomplete code security controls and missing execution guards

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286666

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81940(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 67× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-25 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 21:45 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 22:03 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 22:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-23 10:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 22:29 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-22 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-21 22:47 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-21 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-21 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-20 23:13 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-20 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-20 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-19 23:26 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-19 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-19 11:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-18 23:50 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-18 23:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-18 12:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 00:15 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 00:37 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-17 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 12:49 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-16 12:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-16 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 14:49 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-15 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 03:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-14 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 03:28 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-14 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 16:07 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-12 04:20 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-12 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-12 03:59 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-12 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 21:22 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-11 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 20:34 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-11 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-11 15:08 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-11 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-09-11 10:10 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-11 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-10 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-10 21:35 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-10 21:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81940?
CVE-2026-81940 is a high vulnerability published on September 10, 2026. IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper neutralization of special characters in flow display names.
When was CVE-2026-81940 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81940 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2026, with the most recent update on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81940 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81940 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 45.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81940?
CVE-2026-81940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81940?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81940, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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