High
Flowsint: Cypher query injection in node type on node creation
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a node with a malicious type that can escape an existing Cypher query and an adversary can execute an arbitrary Cypher query. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.3.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-42156
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 16:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Flowsint: Cypher query injection in node type on node creation
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 12 May 2026, 23:00 UTC
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a node with a malicious type that can escape an existing Cypher query and an adversary can execute an arbitrary Cypher query. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.3.
osv:CVE-2026-42156
Complete source record
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