## Summary A Langroid application exposing a chat interface to untrusted users may allow direct tool invocation via raw JSON payloads, even when tools are registered with `use=False, handle=True`. ## Details `enable_message(..., use=False, handle=True)` only prevents the LLM from being instructed to generate the tool. The tool dispatch path in `agent_response()` → `handle_message()` → `get_tool_messages()` does not check whether the message originated from `Entity.USER` or `Entity.LLM`: langroid/agent/base.py As a result, a user who sends raw tool JSON as chat input can directly invoke the handler. ## PoC The following script demonstrates that a tool registered with `use=False, handle=True` can still be invoked directly by a user-supplied chat message. ```python from langroid.agent.chat_agent import ChatAgent, ChatAgentConfig from langroid.agent.task import Task from langroid.agent.tool_message import ToolMessage from langroid.mytypes import Entity class SecretTool(ToolMessage): request: str = "secret_tool" purpose: str = "Return a secret marker" value: str def handle(self) -> str: return f"SECRET:{self.value}" agent = ChatAgent(ChatAgentConfig()) agent.enable_message(SecretTool, use=False, handle=True) task = Task(agent, interactive=False, done_if_response=[Entity.AGENT]) result = task.run('{"request":"secret_tool","value":"pwned"}', turns=1) print(result.content) ``` Observed result: ```python SECRET:pwned ``` `agent.get_tool_messages(user_msg)` returns the parsed tool and `agent.handle_message(user_msg)` executes it, even though `has_tool_message_attempt(user_msg)` returns `False` for USER-origin messages. ## Impact Depending on which handled tools are enabled, the impact can include file read/write, database query execution, or access to internal orchestration tools. Developers may reasonably interpret `use=False` as meaning the tool is not invocable by end users.
## Summary A Langroid application exposing a chat interface to untrusted users may allow direct tool invocation via raw JSON payloads, even when tools are registered with `use=False, handle=True`. ## Details `enable_message(..., use=False, handle=True)` only prevents the LLM from being instructed to generate the tool. The tool dispatch path in `agent_response()` → `handle_message()` → `get_tool_messages()` does not check whether the message originated from `Entity.USER` or `Entity.LLM`: langroid/agent/base.py As a result, a user who sends raw tool JSON as chat input can directly invoke the handler. ## PoC The following script demonstrates that a tool registered with `use=False, handle=True` can still be invoked directly by a user-supplied chat message. ```python from langroid.agent.chat_agent import ChatAgent, ChatAgentConfig from langroid.agent.task import Task from langroid.agent.tool_message import ToolMessage from langroid.mytypes import Entity class SecretTool(ToolMessage): request: str = "secret_tool" purpose: str = "Return a secret marker" value: str def handle(self) -> str: return f"SECRET:{self.value}" agent = ChatAgent(ChatAgentConfig()) agent.enable_message(SecretTool, use=False, handle=True) task = Task(agent, interactive=False, done_if_response=[Entity.AGENT]) result = task.run('{"request":"secret_tool","value":"pwned"}', turns=1) print(result.content) ``` Observed result: ```python SECRET:pwned ``` `agent.get_tool_messages(user_msg)` returns the parsed tool and `agent.handle_message(user_msg)` executes it, even though `has_tool_message_attempt(user_msg)` returns `False` for USER-origin messages. ## Impact Depending on which handled tools are enabled, the impact can include file read/write, database query execution, or access to internal orchestration tools. Developers may reasonably interpret `use=False` as meaning the tool is not invocable by end users.
Update langroid to 0.65.3 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
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hol-guard supply-chain scanLangroid: handle_message() executes user-supplied tool JSON without sender verification affects langroid (pip). Severity is high. ## Summary A Langroid application exposing a chat interface to untrusted users may allow direct tool invocation via raw JSON payloads, even when tools are registered with `use=False, handle=True`. ## Details `enable_message(..., use=False, handle=True)` only prevents the LLM from being instructed to generate the tool. The tool dispatch path in `agent_response()` → `handle_message()` → `get_tool_messages()` does not check whether the message originated from `Entity.USER` or `Entity.LLM`: langroid/agent/base.py As a result, a user who sends raw tool JSON as chat input can directly invoke the handler. ## PoC The following script demonstrates that a tool registered with `use=False, handle=True` can still be invoked directly by a user-supplied chat message. ```python from langroid.agent.chat_agent import ChatAgent, ChatAgentConfig from langroid.agent.task import Task from langroid.agent.tool_message import ToolMessage from langroid.mytypes import Entity class SecretTool(ToolMessage): request: str = "secret_tool" purpose: str = "Return a secret marker" value: str def handle(self) -> str: return f"SECRET:{self.value}" agent = ChatAgent(ChatAgentConfig()) agent.enable_message(SecretTool, use=False, handle=True) task = Task(agent, interactive=False, done_if_response=[Entity.AGENT]) result = task.run('{"request":"secret_tool","value":"pwned"}', turns=1) print(result.content) ``` Observed result: ```python SECRET:pwned ``` `agent.get_tool_messages(user_msg)` returns the parsed tool and `agent.handle_message(user_msg)` executes it, even though `has_tool_message_attempt(user_msg)` returns `False` for USER-origin messages. ## Impact Depending on which handled tools are enabled, the impact can include file read/write, database query execution, or access to internal orchestration tools. Developers may reasonably interpret `use=False` as meaning the tool is not invocable by end users.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A high vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| langroidpip | <=0.65.2 | 0.65.3 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
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hol-guard supply-chain scanLangroid: handle_message() executes user-supplied tool JSON without sender verification affects langroid (pip). Severity is high. ## Summary A Langroid application exposing a chat interface to untrusted users may allow direct tool invocation via raw JSON payloads, even when tools are registered with `use=False, handle=True`. ## Details `enable_message(..., use=False, handle=True)` only prevents the LLM from being instructed to generate the tool. The tool dispatch path in `agent_response()` → `handle_message()` → `get_tool_messages()` does not check whether the message originated from `Entity.USER` or `Entity.LLM`: langroid/agent/base.py As a result, a user who sends raw tool JSON as chat input can directly invoke the handler. ## PoC The following script demonstrates that a tool registered with `use=False, handle=True` can still be invoked directly by a user-supplied chat message. ```python from langroid.agent.chat_agent import ChatAgent, ChatAgentConfig from langroid.agent.task import Task from langroid.agent.tool_message import ToolMessage from langroid.mytypes import Entity class SecretTool(ToolMessage): request: str = "secret_tool" purpose: str = "Return a secret marker" value: str def handle(self) -> str: return f"SECRET:{self.value}" agent = ChatAgent(ChatAgentConfig()) agent.enable_message(SecretTool, use=False, handle=True) task = Task(agent, interactive=False, done_if_response=[Entity.AGENT]) result = task.run('{"request":"secret_tool","value":"pwned"}', turns=1) print(result.content) ``` Observed result: ```python SECRET:pwned ``` `agent.get_tool_messages(user_msg)` returns the parsed tool and `agent.handle_message(user_msg)` executes it, even though `has_tool_message_attempt(user_msg)` returns `False` for USER-origin messages. ## Impact Depending on which handled tools are enabled, the impact can include file read/write, database query execution, or access to internal orchestration tools. Developers may reasonably interpret `use=False` as meaning the tool is not invocable by end users.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A high vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| langroidpip | <=0.65.2 | 0.65.3 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
HOL Guard can help your team review package activity against supported protection paths.
Explore HOL Guard