CVE-2026-69259: Flowise RCE via SQLite Record Manager Node

Should you act?

Critical, preconditions apply

Severe if exploited, but exploitation needs conditions that may not apply to you. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.

• Not in CISA KEV, but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
• EPSS 0.8%, percentile 57: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
• Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
• Only applies if your dependency tree includes flowise (npm) <= 3.1.2, fixed in 3.1.3; flowise-components (npm) <= 3.1.2, fixed in 3.1.3. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

What it is

Flowise is a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. Prior to 3.1.3, the SQLite Record Manager node in packages/components/nodes/recordmanager/SQLiteRecordManager/SQLiteRecordManager.ts accepted user-controlled additionalConfig and spread it after the intended database setting, allowing additionalConfig.database to overwrite the SQLite database path. An authenticated attacker using the published Docker image, which ran as root, could write a SQLite database to paths such as /etc/chromium/exploit.conf; by controlling the table name and namespace value, the attacker could place shell syntax into the database file and trigger execution when Puppeteer launched Chromium and sourced /etc/chromium/.conf. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.3.

From the GitHub advisory

============================================================================= Security Advisory elttam

Topic: Flowise RCE via SQLite Record Manager Node

Module: FlowiseAI/Flowise Disclosed: 24-Apr-2026 Credits: Alex Brown Affects: FlowiseAI/Flowise 3.1.2

I. Background

Flowise AI is an open-source, low-code platform for building AI applications—such as chatbots, workflows, and autonomous agents—through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, minimising the need for extensive coding.

Weakness type: CWE-94.

Product: flowise (npm) · Assigned by: GitHub_M · Published: 2026-08-04

Affected and fixed versions

Severity scores

• Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
• Attack complexity: low
• Attack requirements: none
• Privileges required: low (any account)
• User interaction: none

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Exploitation and urgency

• CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
• CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc, automatable no, technical impact total.
• FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 57.

Timeline

• 2026-08-04 — CVE record last updated
• 2026-08-04 — CVE record published by GitHub_M
• 2026-08-04 — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-x3hf-7cj6-3r4m published (critical)

Sources and references

Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.

Vulnerability records

1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-x3hf-7cj6-3r4m github.com
2. CVE.org record CVE-2026-69259 cve.org
3. NVD entry CVE-2026-69259 nvd.nist.gov

Other references from the CVE record and advisory

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