Is CVE-2023-36188 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-36188 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2023-36188?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 6 July 2023.

Which products and versions are affected?

langchain (PyPI) < 0.0.247, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.247.

Is there a fix for CVE-2023-36188?

Yes. langchain (PyPI): upgrade to 0.0.247 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2023-36188 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2023-36188?

Check whether you run langchain (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2023-36188: LangChain remote code execution in PALChain Python exec method

Q: Which products and versions are affected?

langchain (PyPI) < 0.0.247, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.247.

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2023-36188?

Yes. langchain (PyPI): upgrade to 0.0.247 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Q: How is CVE-2023-36188 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2023-36188?

Check whether you run langchain (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2023-36188 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2023-07-06

LangChain, a popular framework for building applications with large language models, is vulnerable to a critical security flaw. An attacker can remotely execute malicious code on the system running the software by exploiting how it handles certain Python execution parameters. This could lead to a full system takeover, data theft, or disruption of services.

Technologies: langchain (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-36188 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-36188 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-36188?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 6 July 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?: langchain (PyPI) < 0.0.247, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.247.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-36188?: Yes. langchain (PyPI): upgrade to 0.0.247 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2023-36188 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-36188?: Check whether you run langchain (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

langchain (PyPI): upgrade to 0.0.247 or later
```
pip install "langchain>=0.0.247"
```

Technical details

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in LangChain due to improper neutralization of special elements used in downstream components (CWE-74). The flaw is located within the PALChain parameter of the Python exec method, where externally-influenced input is insufficiently sanitized before being executed. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by providing crafted input that triggers arbitrary command execution on the host system. The vulnerability is addressed in version 0.0.247.

Affected products

langchain-ai langchain < 0.0.247

Identifiers

CVE-2023-36188
GHSA-57fc-8q82-gfp3
PYSEC-2023-109

Timeline

2023-07-06: advisory
2023-07-06: disclosed
2023-07-06: patched

References

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