Flowise NodeVM sandbox escape via puppeteer allowlist - authenticated RCE and arbitrary file read via Chromium
Flowise (packages flowise and flowise-components) in versions <= 3.1.2 contain a sandbox escape in the vm2/@flowiseai/nodevm JavaScript sandbox. An authenticated user with access to the /api/v1/node-custom-function endpoint can escape the sandbox by supplying attacker-controlled executablePath and args parameters to puppeteer.launch(), which internally invokes child_process.spawn() outside the sandbox boundary. This allows execution of arbitrary OS commands as the Flowise process user (root in the official Docker image) and arbitrary host file disclosure via Chromium's file:// URL handling. In versions 3.0.8–3.1.2 exploitation requires ALLOW_BUILTIN_DEP=true; earlier versions are exploitable by default. Fixed in 3.1.3.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| flowise npm | < 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Also known as
- CVE-2026-73483
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|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | Flowise Prompt Injection to RCE and SSRF via CSV/Airtable Agent Python Validator Bypass | Critical | 3.1.3 |
| Aug 4 | Flowise: information disclosure | Critical | 3.1.3 |
| Aug 4 | Flowise: CSV Agent Prompt Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Critical | 3.1.3 |
| Aug 4 | Flowise: Broken Access Control in Stripe Subscription Endpoints Allows Cross-Tenant Billing Manipulation | High | 3.1.3 |
| Aug 4 | Flowise: missing authorization | Medium | 3.1.4 |
| Aug 4 | Flowise: Missing Authorization on Execution Update Endpoint | High | 3.1.3 |