CVE-2023-36281

CRITICAL

langchain <0.0.171 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

An issue in langchain v.0.0.171 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a JSON file to load_prompt. This is related to __subclasses__ or a template.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars

by tagomaru · poc

https://github.com/tagomaru/CVE-2023-36281

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (3)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://aisec.today/LangChain-2e6244a313dd46139c5ef28cbcab9e55

[Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/4394

[Release Notes] https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/releases/tag/v0.0.312

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.6224

EPSS Percentile 98.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (2)

langchain/langchain 0.0.171

pypi/langchain 0 - 0.0.312PyPI

Published Aug 22, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026