GHSA-F2JM-RW3H-6PHG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-17 12:30 – Updated: 2025-07-30 19:30
VLAI?
Summary
LangChain pickle deserialization of untrusted data
Details

A vulnerability in the FAISS.deserialize_from_bytes function of langchain-ai/langchain allows for pickle deserialization of untrusted data. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary commands via the os.system function. The issue affects versions prior to 0.2.4.

Severity ?
5.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "langchain-community"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.2.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-5998"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-502"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-09-17T21:23:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-17T12:15:02Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability in the `FAISS.deserialize_from_bytes` function of langchain-ai/langchain allows for pickle deserialization of untrusted data. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary commands via the `os.system` function. The issue affects versions prior to 0.2.4.",
  "id": "GHSA-f2jm-rw3h-6phg",
  "modified": "2025-07-30T19:30:02Z",
  "published": "2024-09-17T12:30:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5998"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/604dfe2d99246b0c09f047c604f0c63eafba31e7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/77209f315efd13442ec51c67719ba37dfaa44511"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/fa3a2753-57c3-4e08-a176-d7a3ffda28fe"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "LangChain pickle deserialization of untrusted data"
}


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