Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. pypi
  2. ›
  3. langchain-community
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2024-5998

CVE-2024-5998: LangChain pickle deserialization of untrusted data

September 17, 2024 (updated July 30, 2025)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2jm-rw3h-6phg
  • github.com/langchain-ai/langchain
  • github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/604dfe2d99246b0c09f047c604f0c63eafba31e7
  • github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/77209f315efd13442ec51c67719ba37dfaa44511
  • huntr.com/bounties/fa3a2753-57c3-4e08-a176-d7a3ffda28fe
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5998

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2024-5998 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →

Affected versions

All versions before 0.2.4

Fixed versions

  • 0.2.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.2.4 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Source file

pypi/langchain-community/CVE-2024-5998.yml

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:16:39 +0000.