# CVE-2024-8181: Flowise - Authentication Bypass

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-8181 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-8181

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** FlowiseAI Flowise
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)
- **Tags:** ai_mcp, web_application

## Description

An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in Flowise version 1.8.2. This could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access API endpoints as an administrator and allow them to access restricted functionality.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-8181](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8181) is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Flowise version 1.8.2, allowing remote, unauthenticated attackers to access API endpoints with administrator privileges. Exploiting this flaw could enable attackers to gain unauthorized access to restricted functionality, potentially compromising sensitive data and system integrity.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of May 2026.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2024-8181 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning.
In addition, according to the CrowdSec network, attack volume against CVE-2024-8181 has dipped slightly compared to the previous week. Although still commonly targeted, the decline suggests a cooling-off period. Long-term relevance remains, but attention is waning.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by sending unauthenticated requests to endpoints such as `/api/v1/apikey` with crafted query strings, allowing them to bypass authentication and access sensitive administrative API functionality.

## Timeline

- 2024-08-27: CVE Published. CVE-2024-8181 is published to NVD.
- 2026-05-15: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-8181 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-05-22: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-8181 for the first time.

## References

- https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2024-33
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-8181.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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