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CVE-2026-55443

MEDIUM
5.1
CVSS 3.1
Description
LangChain is a framework for building agents and LLM-powered applications. Prior to 1.3.9, several LangChain components that resolve filesystem paths or expand search patterns do not consistently confine the resolved path to the intended root directory. Affected behaviors include: a file-search agent middleware that validates a starting directory but not the search pattern or the resolved target of matched files, so glob patterns and symlinks can reach files outside the configured root; prompt- and chain/agent-configuration loaders that accept path fields and resolve them without confining the result to a trusted base or rejecting symlink targets; and path-prefix authorization checks that compare by string prefix without a path-segment boundary, so a sibling path sharing the prefix is accepted. When these components receive path values, search patterns, or workspace contents influenced by an untrusted source — including an LLM acting on untrusted input — the result can be disclosure of files outside the intended boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.9.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-55443
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-06-16 21:59 UTC
Published
2026-06-22 17:21 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-22 19:52 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-22
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Di…
Vendor / Product
langchain-ai / langchain
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.1 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
langchain-ai langchain < 1.3.9
langchain-ai langchain-anthropic < 1.4.6
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-22 cna CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-59 cna CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
5.1 MEDIUM 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References (2)
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