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CVE-2026-51883: Path traversal vulnerability in Langchain-Chatchat

Langchain-Chatchat

Langchain-Chatchat is vulnerable to path traversal via the knowledge base creation interface, allowing attackers to write files outside the target directory. The vulnerability has been documented with a high severity score.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
9.1
EPSS
<0.01 · top 63% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
1 Oct 2026
last update
1 Oct 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-51883other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 1 Oct 2026CVE-2026-51883: The knowledge base creation and document upload interfaces in Langchain-Chatchat 0.3.0;0.3.1 is vulnerable to path traversal.

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-10-01
    CVE-2026-51883: The knowledge base creation and document upload interfaces in Langchain-Chatchat 0.3.0;0.3.1 is vulnerable to path traversal.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51883

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
path-traversallangchain-chatchat
dates
happened 1 Oct 2026 · first reported 1 Oct 2026
origin
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z

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# CVE-2026-51883: Path traversal vulnerability in Langchain-Chatchat

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-51883-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-langchain-cha · AIR-2026-0223 · closed 2026-10-01

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-10-01
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Langchain-Chatchat
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-51883
- CVSS: 9.1

## Summary

Langchain-Chatchat is vulnerable to path traversal via the knowledge base creation interface, allowing attackers to write files outside the target directory. The vulnerability has been documented with a high severity score.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-10-01: CVE-2026-51883: The knowledge base creation and document upload interfaces in Langchain-Chatchat 0.3.0;0.3.1 is vulnerable to path traversal. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51883)

## Sources

- 2026-10-01 NVD: CVE-2026-51883: The knowledge base creation and document upload interfaces in Langchain-Chatchat 0.3.0;0.3.1 is vulnerable to path traversal. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51883

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