# CVE-2026-81826: Flowintel session fixation after password change

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-81826-flowintel-session-fixation-after-password-change  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-27. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-81826 · Severity: info · CVSS 0 · Published 2026-08-27

Flowintel is a threat intelligence platform that manages user accounts and authentication sessions. When a user changes their password, the application fails to invalidate existing login sessions, allowing attackers with a stolen or compromised session token to remain authenticated even after the password is changed. This could enable prolonged unauthorized access to sensitive intelligence data if an attacker had previously obtained valid credentials or session information.

Technologies: [FlowIntel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/flowintel). Vendors: [FlowIntel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/flowintel).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-81826 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-81826 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-81826?** Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 0, published 27 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** FlowIntel >=3.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-81826?** A patch was published on 2026-08-24: Fix committed upstream Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-81826 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-81826?** Check whether you run FlowIntel at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a session fixation issue in the password change functionality. When a user changes their password via edit_user_core() or admin_edit_user_core(), the new password is stored in the database but existing authenticated sessions are not revoked. An attacker in possession of a valid session token (via theft, interception, or prior compromise) can continue using that token to maintain authenticated access until the session expires naturally. The fix explicitly calls _invalidate_user_sessions(user.id) after password updates to ensure all existing sessions are terminated. This is a network-accessible vulnerability affecting authenticated users or attackers with valid session tokens.

## Affected products

- Flowintel Flowintel >=3.3.0

## Timeline

- 2026-08-27: disclosed
- 2026-08-24: patched: Fix committed upstream

## References

- [https://github.com/flowintel/flowintel/commit/e46e075b8f28212800fc57ead0a7f9a2921bfff0.patch](https://github.com/flowintel/flowintel/commit/e46e075b8f28212800fc57ead0a7f9a2921bfff0.patch)

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