LangGraph: BaseCache Deserialization of Untrusted Data may lead to Remote Code Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
LangGraph Checkpoint defines the base interface for LangGraph checkpointers. Prior to version 4.0.0, a Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in LangGraph's caching layer when applications enable cache backends that inherit from `BaseCache` and opt nodes into caching via `CachePolicy`. Prior to `langgraph-checkpoint` 4.0.0, `BaseCache` defaults to `JsonPlusSerializer(pickle_fallback=True)`. When msgpack serialization fails, cached values can be deserialized via `pickle.loads(...)`. Caching is not enabled by default. Applications are affected only when the application explicitly enables a cache backend (for example by passing `cache=...` to `StateGraph.compile(...)` or otherwise configuring a `BaseCache` implementation), one or more nodes opt into caching via `CachePolicy`, and the attacker can write to the cache backend (for example a network-accessible Redis instance with weak/no auth, shared cache infrastructure reachable by other tenants/services, or a writable SQLite cache file). An attacker must be able to write attacker-controlled bytes into the cache backend such that the LangGraph process later reads and deserializes them. This typically requires write access to a networked cache (for example a network-accessible Redis instance with weak/no auth or shared cache infrastructure reachable by other tenants/services) or write access to local cache storage (for example a writable SQLite cache file via permissive file permissions or a shared writable volume). Because exploitation requires write access to the cache storage layer, this is a post-compromise / post-access escalation vector. LangGraph Checkpoint 4.0.0 patches the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| langchain-ai | langgraph-checkpoint | before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | langgraph-checkpoint (PyPI) | before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mhr3-j7m5-c7c9 |
- langgraph-checkpoint Vendorlangchain-ai Affected before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available CNA
- langgraph-checkpoint (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available GHSA-mhr3-j7m5-c7c9
Remediation
- Fix · CNA langgraph-checkpoint (langchain-ai) Fixed in 4.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-mhr3-j7m5-c7c9 langgraph-checkpoint (PyPI) Fixed in 4.0.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Lightspeed | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27794
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhr3-j7m5-c7c9
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/security/advisories/GHSA-mhr3-j7m5-c7c9
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/pull/6677
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/commit/f91d79d0c86932ded6e3b9f195d5a0bbd5aef99c
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/releases/tag/checkpoint%3D%3D4.0.0
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph
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Sources
- CVE-2026-27794 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27794 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mhr3-j7m5-c7c9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-27794 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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