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piflow 2.0.0 through 2.0.1 Unauthenticated RCE via Chat Agent exec_shell

Type: advisorySources: OSV

piflow 2.0.0 through 2.0.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its DeepAgents chat agent, whose POST /chat and POST /chat/stream endpoints lack authentication. Attackers can instruct the agent to call the exec_shell tool, which runs arbitrary commands via subprocess.run without human approval or an allow-list, exposing environment secrets such as LLM API keys and database credentials.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-109442
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 17:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

piflow 2.0.0 through 2.0.1 Unauthenticated RCE via Chat Agent exec_shell

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Oct 2026, 00:46 UTC

piflow 2.0.0 through 2.0.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its DeepAgents chat agent, whose POST /chat and POST /chat/stream endpoints lack authentication. Attackers can instruct the agent to call the exec_shell tool, which runs arbitrary commands via subprocess.run without human approval or an allow-list, exposing environment secrets such as LLM API keys and database credentials.

osv:CVE-2026-109442
Complete source record
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    "summary": "piflow 2.0.0 through 2.0.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its DeepAgents chat agent, whose POST /chat and POST /chat/stream endpoints lack authentication. Attackers can instruct the agent to call the exec_shell tool, which runs arbitrary commands via subprocess.run without human approval or an allow-list, exposing environment secrets such as LLM API keys and database credentials.",
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