CVE-2026-55443

LangChain: Path traversal and sandbox escape in LangChain file-search middleware and loaders

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 22, 2026 at 05:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLangchainLangChain

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.3.9
Affected range stops below 1.3.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.3.9v < 1.4.6
Affected range stops below 1.3.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22CWE-59

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