CVE-2026-40087
LangChain has incomplete f-string validation in prompt templates
Description
LangChain is a framework for building agents and LLM-powered applications. Prior to 0.3.84 and 1.2.28, LangChain's f-string prompt-template validation was incomplete in two respects. First, some prompt template classes accepted f-string templates and formatted them without enforcing the same attribute-access validation as PromptTemplate. In particular, DictPromptTemplate and ImagePromptTemplate could accept templates containing attribute access or indexing expressions and subsequently evaluate those expressions during formatting. Second, f-string validation based on parsed top-level field names did not reject nested replacement fields inside format specifiers. In this pattern, the nested replacement field appears in the format specifier rather than in the top-level field name. As a result, earlier validation based on parsed field names did not reject the template even though Python formatting would still attempt to resolve the nested expression at runtime. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.3.84 and 1.2.28.
INFO
Published Date :
April 9, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update LangChain to version 0.3.84.
- Update LangChain to version 1.2.28.
- Ensure prompt template validation is enforced.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description LangChain is a framework for building agents and LLM-powered applications. Prior to 0.3.84 and 1.2.28, LangChain's f-string prompt-template validation was incomplete in two respects. First, some prompt template classes accepted f-string templates and formatted them without enforcing the same attribute-access validation as PromptTemplate. In particular, DictPromptTemplate and ImagePromptTemplate could accept templates containing attribute access or indexing expressions and subsequently evaluate those expressions during formatting. Second, f-string validation based on parsed top-level field names did not reject nested replacement fields inside format specifiers. In this pattern, the nested replacement field appears in the format specifier rather than in the top-level field name. As a result, earlier validation based on parsed field names did not reject the template even though Python formatting would still attempt to resolve the nested expression at runtime. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.3.84 and 1.2.28. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-1336 Added Reference https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/6bab0ba3c12328008ddca3e0d54ff5a6151cd27b Added Reference https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/af2ed47c6f008cdd551f3c0d87db3774c8dfe258 Added Reference https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/pull/36612 Added Reference https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/pull/36613 Added Reference https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/releases/tag/langchain-core%3D%3D0.3.84 Added Reference https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/releases/tag/langchain-core%3D%3D1.2.28 Added Reference https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/security/advisories/GHSA-926x-3r5x-gfhw