CVE-2023-36095
langchain Code Injection vulnerability
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain v.0.0.194 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the python exec calls in the PALChain, affected functions include from_math_prompt and from_colored_object_prompt.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain v.0.0.194 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the python exec calls in the PALChain, affected functions include from_math_prompt and from_colored_object_prompt.
- Record
CVE-2023-36095- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain v.0.0.194 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the python exec calls in the PALChain, affected functions include from_math_prompt and from_colored_object_prompt.
- Record
CVE-2023-36095- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0112 No score
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain v.0.0.194 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the python exec calls in the PALChain, affected functions include from_math_prompt and from_colored_object_prompt.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0112- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gwqq-6vq7-5j86
langchain Code Injection vulnerability
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the PALChain,from_math_prompt(llm).run in the python exec method.
- Record
GHSA-gwqq-6vq7-5j86- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gwqq-6vq7-5j86
langchain Code Injection vulnerability
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the PALChain,from_math_prompt(llm).run in the python exec method.
- Record
GHSA-gwqq-6vq7-5j86- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-138
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain v.0.0.194 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the python exec calls in the PALChain, affected functions include from_math_prompt and from_colored_object_prompt.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-138- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue in Harrison Chase langchain v.0.0.194 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the python exec calls in the PALChain, affected functions include from_math_prompt and from_colored_object_prompt.
- Record
CVE-2023-36095- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
langchainPyPI |
before 0.0.236 | 0.0.236 |
langchainPyPI |
before 0.0.236, plus listed versions 0.0.10.0.100.0.1000.0.1010.0.101rc0 Show 45 moreShow less0.0.1020.0.102rc00.0.1030.0.1040.0.1050.0.1060.0.1070.0.1080.0.1090.0.110.0.1100.0.1110.0.1120.0.1130.0.1140.0.1150.0.1160.0.1170.0.1180.0.1190.0.120.0.1200.0.1210.0.1220.0.1230.0.1240.0.1250.0.1260.0.1270.0.1280.0.1290.0.130.0.1300.0.1310.0.1320.0.1330.0.1340.0.1350.0.1360.0.1370.0.1380.0.1390.0.140.0.1400.0.141 |
0.0.236 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36095 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Langchain, published August 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in langchain 0.0.236.
References
github.com/hwchase17/langchain
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36095
langchain.com
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Left out here: 187 versions. The JSON record has them.