Description
Flowise before 3.1.0 (affected versions 3.0.13 and earlier) uses a weak hardcoded default secret ('flowise') for the express-session middleware when the EXPRESS_SESSION_SECRET environment variable is not set (packages/server/src/enterprise/middleware/passport/index.ts). Because this default secret is publicly visible in the source code, an attacker can forge valid signed session cookies to impersonate any user and bypass authentication.
Published: 2026-06-30
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Flowise before 3.1.0 (affected versions 3.0.13 and earlier) uses a weak hardcoded default secret ('flowise') for the express-session middleware when the EXPRESS_SESSION_SECRET environment variable is not set (packages/server/src/enterprise/middleware/passport/index.ts). Because this default secret is publicly visible in the source code, an attacker can forge valid signed session cookies to impersonate any user and bypass authentication.
Title Flowise - Session Hijacking via Weak Default Express Session Secret
First Time appeared Flowiseai
Flowiseai flowise
Weaknesses CWE-798
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:flowiseai:flowise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Flowiseai
Flowiseai flowise
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Flowiseai Flowise
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-30T22:08:27.947Z

Reserved: 2026-06-20T01:51:24.919Z

Link: CVE-2026-56278

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials