CVE-2024-46946

Name: CVE-2024-46946
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-09-19T05:15:11.857+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.35%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-46946 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. langchain_experimental (aka LangChain Experimental) 0.1.17 through 0.3.0 for LangChain allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through sympy.sympify (which uses eval) in LLMSymbolicMathChain. LLMSymbolicMathChain was introduced in fcccde406dd9e9b05fc9babcbeb9ff527b0ec0c6 (2023-10-05).. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

langchain_experimental (aka LangChain Experimental) 0.1.17 through 0.3.0 for LangChain allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through sympy.sympify (which uses eval) in LLMSymbolicMathChain. LLMSymbolicMathChain was introduced in fcccde406dd9e9b05fc9babcbeb9ff527b0ec0c6 (2023-10-05).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.35%

67.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Langchain	Langchain-Experimental	>= 0.1.17, <= 0.3.0

References

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/95.htmlNot Applicable
https://docs.sympy.org/latest/modules/codegen.htmlTechnical Description
https://gist.github.com/12end/68c0c58d2564ef4141bccd4651480820#file-cve-2024-46946-txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/releases/tag/langchain-experimental%3D%3D0.3.0Release Notes

Timeline

Published: Sep 19, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-46946?

How severe is CVE-2024-46946?

CVE-2024-46946 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46946?

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Source: NVD / NIST