AppFlowy-IO AppFlowy 0.11.8 OpenFilex.open/localPathRegex url_launcher.dart afLaunchUri/_afLaunchLocalUri code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AppFlowy-IO AppFlowy 0.11.8. This vulnerability affects the function afLaunchUri/_afLaunchLocalUri of the file url_launcher.dart of the component OpenFilex.open/localPathRegex. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-52097. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AppFlowy-IO AppFlowy 0.11.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function afLaunchUri/_afLaunchLocalUri of the file url_launcher.dart of the component OpenFilex.open/localPathRegex. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue in AppFlowy 0.11.8 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the afLaunchUri, _afLaunchLocalUri (url_launcher.dart), OpenFilex.open, localPathRegex (common_patterns.dart) components

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-52097 since 06/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/10/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/08/2026 CVE reserved
09/10/2026 +94 days Advisory disclosed
09/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-52097 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-52097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-402152

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2026 18:44
Changes: 09/10/2026 18:44 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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