Langroid: Sandbox Escape to Remote Code Execution via Incomplete `eval()` Mitigation in TableChatAgent
Description
Langroid is a framework for building large-language-model-powered applications. Versions prior to 0.65.2 are vulnerable to a critical Sandbox Escape leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in its TableChatAgent and VectorStore capabilities. When these agents evaluate LLM-generated tool messages with full_eval=True, they attempt to sandbox the execution by explicitly setting locals to an empty dictionary {} inside Python's eval() function. However, this relies on an incomplete understanding of Python's execution model. Because __builtins__ is not explicitly scrubbed from the globals dictionary mapping, Python implicitly injects all built-ins during execution, granting full access to functions like __import__('os').system(). Since TableChatAgent.pandas_eval() executes external LLM outputs natively, this bypass permits any attacker providing prompt payload to achieve unauthenticated RCE on the host system. Version 0.65.2 patches the issue.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
langroidPyPI | < 0.65.2 | 0.65.2 |
Affected products
3- Range: <0.65.2
- Range: <0.65.2
- Range: <0.65.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9p7-wqxg-mrhcghsaADVISORY
- github.com/langroid/langroid/security/advisories/GHSA-q9p7-wqxg-mrhcghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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