CVE-2023-39631: LangChain arbitrary code execution via numexpr

# CVE-2023-39631: LangChain arbitrary code execution via numexpr

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2023-39631-langchain-arbitrary-code-execution-via-numexp · AIR-2023-0062 · closed 2023-09-01

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2023-09-01
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: LangChain, numexpr
- CVE ids: CVE-2023-39631
- CVSS: 9.8

## Summary

An issue in LangChain allowed remote code execution via the evaluate function in the optional numexpr dependency. Patches were released to fix the vulnerability.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2023-09-01: CVE-2023-39631: An issue in LanChain-ai Langchain v.0.0.245 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the evaluate function in the… (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39631)
- 2023-09-01: CVE-2023-39631: Langchain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via the evaluate function in the numexpr library (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f73w-4m7g-ch9x)

## Sources

- 2023-09-01 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2023-39631: Langchain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via the evaluate function in the numexpr library https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f73w-4m7g-ch9x
- 2023-09-01 NVD: CVE-2023-39631: An issue in LanChain-ai Langchain v.0.0.245 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the evaluate function in the… https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39631

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