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CISA Flags Langflow RCE, Tomcat, and N-central Flaws as Actively Exploited

thehackernews.com 2026-08-05 AI supply chain Critical

Executive Summary

CISA added Langflow code injection CVE-2026-9198 (CVSS 9.8), Tomcat and N-central flaws to KEV on August 5, 2026.

What Happened

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on August 5, 2026, added three flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2026-9198 (CVSS score: 9.8) - A code injection vulnerability in Langflow that allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve full remote

Affected Products

  • Langflow
  • Apache Tomcat
  • N-able N-central

Vulnerability / Attack Technique

Exploited vulnerabilities including AI workflow RCE

Technical Mechanism

Unauthenticated code injection in Langflow.

AI Security Category

LLM03:2025 Supply Chain

Part of the AI Supply Chain and AI SBOM topic.

Relevant Frameworks

LLM03:2025 Supply ChainMITRE ATLAS: Execution

RealGround Analysis

Langflow keeps appearing in KEV. RealGround analysis: treat AI workflow builders as high-risk internet services.

Recommended Controls

  • Update Langflow
  • Restrict Langflow access

Related RealGround Service

AI Agent SBOM and LLM Mapping · or start with the free AI Agent Security Scanner.

Sources

thehackernews.com: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-flags-langflow-rce-tomcat-and-n.html

Summary and analysis written by RealGround from the source above; last updated 2026-10-18.

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