LangGraph Checkpoint: Unsafe JSON deserialization in checkpoint loading
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 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 SQLite Checkpoint is an implementation of LangGraph CheckpointSaver that uses SQLite DB (both sync and async, via aiosqlite). In versions 4.1.0 and prior, the JsonPlusSerializer can reconstruct Python objects from JSON checkpoint payloads. Under conditions where someone could modify checkpoint bytes at rest in the backing store, the deserialization path could reconstruct objects beyond what the application expects, which could in turn result in code execution at checkpoint load time. This is a defense-in-depth issue. The affected behavior is reachable only when checkpoint bytes at rest in the backing store can be modified by an unauthorized party. In most deployments that prerequisite already implies a serious incident; the additional concern is turning "checkpoint-store write access" into code execution in the application runtime. This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.1.
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 | before 1.2.2 | 1.2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| langchain-ai | langraph-checkpoint | before 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | langgraph-checkpoint (PyPI) | before 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-fjqc-hq36-qh5p |
- langgraph Vendorlangchain-ai Affected before 1.2.2 Fixed in 1.2.2 Patch available CNA
- langraph-checkpoint Vendorlangchain-ai Affected before 4.1.1 Fixed in 4.1.1 Patch available CNA
- langgraph-checkpoint (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.1 Fixed in 4.1.1 Patch available GHSA-fjqc-hq36-qh5p
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:langchain:langgraph-checkpoint:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | before 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | langchain-ai |
- cpe:2.3:a:langchain:langgraph-checkpoint:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·langchain-ai
Remediation
- Fix · CNA langgraph (langchain-ai) Fixed in 1.2.2
- Fix · CNA langraph-checkpoint (langchain-ai) Fixed in 4.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-fjqc-hq36-qh5p langgraph-checkpoint (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit Intelligence | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Migration Toolkit for Applications 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| OpenShift Lightspeed | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | 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-2026-48775
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjqc-hq36-qh5p
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-48775 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48775 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjqc-hq36-qh5p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-48775 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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