GHSA-pmch-g965-grmr: Langroid: SQLChatAgent _validate_query blocklist misses pg_read_file family enabling arbitrary file read
Summary
SQLChatAgent in langroid ships a _validate_query defense-in-depth layer
whose _DANGEROUS_SQL_PATTERNS regex blocklist enumerates dangerous SQL
primitives by specific function name. The list misses the canonical
PostgreSQL filesystem-disclosure family pg_read_file(), pg_stat_file(),
pg_ls_logdir(), pg_ls_waldir(), pg_current_logfile() (and similar
SELECT-shaped functions in the same family). It also leaves SQL Server
OPENDATASOURCE and SQLite ATTACH '<file>' AS x (DATABASE keyword
omitted) unblocked.
An attacker able to shape the LLM's generated SQL (directly via prompt input
or transitively via prompt-injection in data the LLM ingests) can read
arbitrary files from the PostgreSQL host through ordinary SELECT queries,
even with the agent's strict default configuration
(allow_dangerous_operations=False, allowed_statement_types=['SELECT']).
The payloads survive the statement-type allowlist (each is a SELECT) and
pass through the regex blocklist (none of the function names match), then
reach the live SQLAlchemy engine via SQLChatAgent.run_query.
Affected versions
langroid <= 0.63.0 (latest at the time of this report; PyPI release
2026-05-27). The vulnerable code path is
langroid/agent/special/sql/sql_chat_agent.py::_validate_query, which
consults the module-level _DANGEROUS_SQL_PATTERNS literal at
sql_chat_agent.py:113-141.
Privilege required
Any caller able to influence the LLM-generated RunQueryTool.query string
that reaches SQLChatAgent.run_query. In a typical deployment this is any
client of a SQLChatAgent-backed service, or any upstream data source whose
content the LLM is asked to read and summarise. No PostgreSQL credentials
are required from the attacker; the agent holds them.
Vulnerable code
langroid/agent/special/sql/sql_chat_agent.py:113-141 (the
_DANGEROUS_SQL_PATTERNS literal) and sql_chat_agent.py:546-615 (the
_validate_query method that consults it):
sql_c
Details
Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pmch-g965-grmr
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-501800.69% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 48% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-50180 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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