Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-7524

Critical
Microsoft: not affectedMSmacOS: not affectedMacLinux: not affectedLnxMobile: not affectedMobNetwork: not affectedNetApplication: not affectedAppOther: affectedOth

Published: 27 May 2026

Published
27 May 2026
Modified
27 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0028 51.4th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-7524 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Ibm (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 48.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190).
Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

Path traversal via malicious archive extraction directly enables remote exploitation of the public-facing Langflow application for code execution.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.9.1 could allow remote code execution due to improper validation of symbolic links during archive extraction.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-22
OWASP Top 10 Web 2025
A01:2025

Affected Products

Ibm
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

EU & UK References

Regulatory context (EU CRA / NIS2 / DORA / UK NIS Regulations)

EU Cyber Resilience Act — coordinated disclosure

Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in products with digital elements may trigger coordinated-disclosure obligations under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA, Regulation 2024/2847). Manufacturers placing products on the EU market must notify ENISA and the relevant CSIRTs without undue delay once active exploitation is known.

References