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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2023-39659 json

LangChain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

published 2023-08-15 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-prgp-w7vf-ch62 , PYSEC-2023-147 , EUVD-2023-0115

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue in langchain langchain-ai v.0.0.232 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the PythonAstREPLTool._run component.

Patch / fix

  • pypi langchain 0.0.233, 0.0.325

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/issues/7700 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi langchain
<0.0.325
<0.0.233
0.0.325
0.0.233

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.