Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Flowise deployments before 3.1.3 may let attackers turn prompts sent to an Airtable Agent chatflow into code running on the server. Successful exploitation could expose data, alter systems, or disrupt service. Risk is concentrated where affected chatflows are reachable by untrusted users.
Executive priority
Treat internet-accessible or externally shared affected chatflows as an immediate remediation priority. Upgrade promptly and temporarily restrict the Airtable Agent where rapid upgrading is impossible. Internal, tightly controlled deployments still require accelerated review because successful exploitation can affect the host operating system.
Technical view
CVE-2026-73485 is a CWE-94 code-injection flaw in the Airtable Agent node. Obfuscated input can bypass the pythonCodeValidator blocklist and execute arbitrary Python in an unsandboxed pyodide environment with host operating-system access. The supplied description says unauthenticated exploitation, although the CVSS 4.0 vector specifies low privileges and high attack complexity.
Likely exposure
Likely exposed assets are Flowise versions before 3.1.3 that use the Airtable Agent node in chatflows reachable by untrusted users. The bundle does not establish whether the node is enabled by default or identify specific deployment configurations, so inventory and chatflow review are necessary.
Exploitation context
The CVSS score is 9.0, with network reachability, high attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The bundle marks KEV as false and provides no evidence of active exploitation. Public technical advisories may increase attacker awareness.
Researcher notes
The core failure is reliance on a bypassable code-validation blocklist combined with execution outside an effective sandbox. Researchers should reconcile the description's unauthenticated claim with the CVSS PR:L rating. The duplicated affected-product entries and ambiguous version-range formatting reduce precision, but the title consistently identifies versions before 3.1.3.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected Flowise deployments to version 3.1.3 or later.
- Restrict access to chatflows using the Airtable Agent until upgrading.
- Disable or remove the Airtable Agent node where it is unnecessary.
- Follow the Flowise vendor advisory for any additional remediation guidance.
- Rotate exposed credentials if investigation indicates possible compromise.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Flowise versions and identify every deployment older than 3.1.3.
- Locate chatflows using the Airtable Agent node and document their accessibility.
- Confirm upgraded deployments report Flowise 3.1.3 or later.
- Review logs for suspicious prompts, Python execution, or unexpected child processes.
- Check affected hosts for unexplained file, credential, network, or process activity.
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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9CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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Source materials
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- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-c5hr-rc98-xp3g)CVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Flowise before 3.1.3 Remote Code Execution via Airtable AgentCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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