Threat actors are exploiting a critical security flaw in Langflow, an open-source platform used for building artificial intelligence (AI) applications and agentic workflows. Previdian issued an alert detailing the exploitation of this vulnerability.
The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-105740, has a high CVSS score of 9.9. It has been targeted in 1,423 honeypot exploit attempts. DataStax, the parent company of Langflow, was acquired by IBM in February 2025.
By the numbers
- honeypot exploit attempts
- 1,423
- CVSS score
- 9.9
Sources and references
Original report
Langflow's Critical Authenticated RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Exploit Attempts
The Hacker News
Read on The Hacker News (opens in a new tab)Ref 00TC5J29
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APA
Interestana AI Editorial. (2026, October 15). Langflow RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Attacks. Interestana. https://interestana.com/articles/langflows-critical-authenticated-rce-flaw-targeted-in-1423-honeypot-exploit-attempts-00tc5j29
MLA
“Langflow RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Attacks.” Interestana, 15 Oct. 2026, interestana.com/articles/langflows-critical-authenticated-rce-flaw-targeted-in-1423-honeypot-exploit-attempts-00tc5j29.
Chicago
Interestana AI Editorial. “Langflow RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Attacks.” Interestana, October 15, 2026. https://interestana.com/articles/langflows-critical-authenticated-rce-flaw-targeted-in-1423-honeypot-exploit-attempts-00tc5j29.
BibTeX
@misc{interestana_00tc5j29,
author = {{Interestana AI Editorial}},
title = {{Langflow RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Attacks}},
howpublished = {Interestana},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {https://interestana.com/articles/langflows-critical-authenticated-rce-flaw-targeted-in-1423-honeypot-exploit-attempts-00tc5j29},
note = {Summary of reporting by The Hacker News, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/langflows-critical-authenticated-rce.html}
}Credit the source
Original reporting: The Hacker News, “Langflow's Critical Authenticated RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Exploit Attempts”, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/langflows-critical-authenticated-rce.html(opens in a new tab)
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