Critical severity · published Jul 3, 2023
CVE-2023-36258
An issue in LangChain before 0.0.236 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code because Python code with os.system, exec, or eval can be used
9.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue in LangChain before 0.0.236 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code because Python code with os.system, exec, or eval can be used.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LA
Langchain · Langchain
0.0.199 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36258
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36258
Exploit
https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/5872
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