CVE-2026-50189: Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-50189?

appsmith: upgrade to 2.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2026-50189 being exploited?

CVE-2026-50189 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2026-50189 affect?

CVE-2026-50189 affects appsmith. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Prior to 2.1, Appsmith's bundled supervisord exposes an XML-RPC interface on port 9001, reachable from outside the container via a Caddy reverse-proxy route at /s

Q: How urgent is CVE-2026-50189?

Priority 41/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

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HIGH 7.2UPGRADE

CVE-2026-50189 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) affecting appsmith. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Prior to 2.1, Appsmith's bundled supervisord exposes an XML-RPC interface on port 9001, reachable from outside the container via a Caddy reverse-proxy route at /supervisor/* on the public ingress. Combined with the APPSMITH_SUPERVISOR_PASSWORD exposed via GET /api/v1/admin/env, any authenticated administrator can send arbitrary XML-RPC calls to supervisord and execute O

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.2 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-183, CWE-918
Published	2026-06-24
Last modified	2026-10-25

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: appsmith

Last updated 2026-10-25 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-06-24 22:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-25 23:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

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Affected: < 2.1

Fixed in: 2.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy appsmith || rpm -q appsmith || appsmith --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade appsmith

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade appsmith

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-50189?

appsmith: upgrade to 2.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-50189 being exploited?

CVE-2026-50189 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-50189 affect?

CVE-2026-50189 affects appsmith. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Prior to 2.1, Appsmith's bundled supervisord exposes an XML-RPC interface on port 9001, reachable from outside the container via a Caddy reverse-proxy route at /s

How urgent is CVE-2026-50189?

Priority 41/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

Software pages

Caddy vulnerabilities

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References

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