CVE-2026-55235: langgraph-api Relative Webhook Targets Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-2c9q-c2q9-qgqv
CVSS 5.9
CWE-287
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-55235 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.9) relative webhook targets vulnerability (CWE-287: Improper Authentication) affecting langgraph-api libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves relative webhook targets in langgraph server can reach in-process routes without authentication. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.10.0.

CVE-2026-55235 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-55235
GHSA Identifier GHSA-2c9q-c2q9-qgqv
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.9
CWE Classification CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Affected Product langgraph-api
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.9

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity High (AC:H)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability Low (A:L)

How to Fix CVE-2026-55235

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected langgraph-api dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

langgraph-api fixed: 0.10.0
pip install langgraph-api>=0.10.0
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

pip show langgraph-api

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2026-55235, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show langgraph-api

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of langgraph-api in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.10.0), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show langgraph-api command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-287: Improper Authentication, where when an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. In langgraph-api, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

## Summary In affected versions of `langgraph-api` (the LangGraph Server runtime), a run or cron could be created with a relative webhook target. When the server later delivers such a webhook, it routes the request back into the same application through an in-process loopback transport that the authentication middleware treats as internal and does not authenticate. As a result, a relative webhook target could reach the server's own routes that operate on threads and runs without the authentication context that applies to ordinary external requests. In deployments that scope threads and runs by owner, this could allow a request associated with one user to reach routes operating on another user's thread, resulting in creation of a run on (or modification of the state of) a thread owned by another user, even where the corresponding direct external requests were correctly denied. Limited metadata from the targeted thread may be incorporated into the created run record. We have no evidence of this behavior occurring in the wild. ## Affected users / systems You may be affected if you: - run `langgraph-api` (the LangGraph Server / Agent Server runtime, including via the LangGraph Platform Helm chart), - allow runs or crons to specify webhook targets, and - rely on per-user authorization to separate threads and runs between users. ## Impact - Integrity: creation of a run on, or modification of the state of, a thread owned by another user, beyond the requesting user's authorization scope. - Confidentiality: limited exposure of another user's thread metadata, incorporated into the created run record. ## Patches / mitigation The webhook URL policy now denies loopback delivery by default: the `webhooks.url.disable_loopback` policy defaults to enabled. This covers relative webhook targets routed through the in-process transport, as well as localhost-style hostnames, loopback address ranges, and hostnames that resolve into the loopback range. Deployments that legitimately deliver webhooks to a route hosted on the same process can opt back in by setting `webhooks.url.disable_loopback: false` in `langgraph.json` (or the equivalent `LANGGRAPH_WEBHOOKS` configuration); do so only when you control the routes those webhooks reach, as they are delivered without authentication. Fixed in `langgraph-api` 0.10.0. ## Operational guidance - Upgrade to a release containing this change and keep loopback webhook delivery disabled unless required. - If loopback delivery is enabled, restrict it to routes you control and apply authorization within those routes.

CVE-2026-55235 Affected langgraph-api Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
0.10.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
langgraph-api
PyPI
< 0.10.0
0.10.0

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-55235?
CVE-2026-55235 is a security vulnerability in langgraph-api involving Relative webhook targets in LangGraph Server can reach in-process routes without authentication under CWE-287: Improper Authentication.
Which langgraph-api versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 0.10.0 across affected packages: langgraph-api.
What version fixes CVE-2026-55235?
Upgrading to 0.10.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is langgraph-api affected?
Yes, langgraph-api is affected in releases prior to 0.10.0. Upgrade your dependency to 0.10.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-55235?
CVE-2026-55235 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-55235?
CVE-2026-55235 is classified under CWE-287: Improper Authentication (When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2026-55235?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show langgraph-api'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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