GHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r
CRITICALGHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.9) remote code execution vulnerability in flowise. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Flowise: Authenticated RCE Via MCP Adapters
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
flowisenpmDescription
Summary
Due to unsafe serialization of stdio commands in the MCP adapter, an authenticated attacker can add an MCP stdio server with an arbitrary command, achieving command execution.
Details
The vulnerability lies in a bug in the input sanitization from the “Custom MCP” configuration in http://localhost:3000/canvas - where any user can add a new MCP, when doing so - adding a new MCP using stdio, the user can add any command, even though your code have input sanitization checks such as validateCommandInjection and validateArgsForLocalFileAccess, and a list of predefined specific safe commands - these commands, for example "npx" can be combined with code execution arguments ("-c touch /tmp/pwn") that enable direct code execution on the underlying OS.
PoC
Create a new Custom MCP and add an "npx -c" command.
{
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-c",
"touch /tmp/pwn"
]
}
Impact
This is an authenticated arbitrary command execution due to unsanitized input, even though the input is sanitized, more protections should be added in order to close ways for attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | flowise | all versions | 3.1.0 |
| 📦npm | flowise-components | all versions | 3.1.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for flowise. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update flowise to 3.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-c9gw-hvqq-f33r across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.