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Is langchain-openai safe?

What langchain-openai does

langchain-openai is the LangChain integration package for OpenAI. It lets LangChain applications call OpenAI models through the openai SDK. Its PyPI project links point to the langchain-ai/langchain repository, and the package is MIT licensed. It sends prompts and data to the OpenAI API, and the LangChain docs have you provide your key in the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable. Before installing, create a dedicated OpenAI API key for the application so you can track and revoke it separately, and pin the package version.

No malicious indicators - review capabilities before installing
Notable — review in context (a capability is not a malicious indicator):
  • Python network egress
  • Python filesystem read
  • Delegated authentication (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC)

What to do: Nothing here argues against installing it. Grant the capabilities it lists only if you expect the tool to need them.

langchain-openai is a PyPI package analyzed by SkillTotal's deterministic static scanner. The scan found no malicious indicators. It can: delegated authentication, filesystem read, network egress and scoped identity — capabilities are what the code can do, not a verdict on intent. Risk score 0/100 (low).

langchain-openai 1.8.0

PyPI package · pypi:langchain-openai
LOW
0
/ 100 risk score
Snapshot · scanned Nov 13, 2026 · langchain-openai@1.8.0 · engine 1.1.0 / ruleset 100

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Capabilities — what this component can do (not a risk score):
delegated authenticationfilesystem readnetwork egressscoped identity

Behavioral traits

How this component maps to the CSA agentic threat model. Descriptive — it never affects the risk score.

Filesystem reach
Tool Execution Context
Network egress
Interaction & Communication / Direct Communication
Delegated authentication
Tool Execution Context / User Delegated Credentials
Scoped / least-privilege identity
Tool Execution Context / Least-Privilege Service Identity

Findings (4)

CapabilityPython filesystem readnot scored · severity mediumST-FS-PY-READ

The component reads files from disk.

raw_text = self.path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")

Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but worth confirming it can't be steered into reading sensitive files.

Fix: Confirm which files are read and that paths cannot be influenced by untrusted input to reach sensitive locations.

CapabilityPython network egressnot scored · severity mediumST-NET-PY

The component makes outbound network requests.

Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but confirm the destinations are expected and no sensitive data leaves.

Fix: Confirm the destination hosts are expected and that no sensitive data is sent off-host.

CapabilityDelegated authentication (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC)not scored · severity lowST-AUTH-DELEGATED

An OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect delegated-authentication flow was detected (authorization-code / refresh-token / token-exchange grant, an OIDC authorize/discovery endpoint or id_token, or a delegation library). Tools authenticate with the end user's delegated, scoped credentials rather than a long-lived embedded service credential. (17 occurrence(s) shown as evidence).

CHATGPT_AUTHORIZE_URL = "https://auth.openai.com/oauth/authorize"
`plan_type`, `user_id`) are populated when decodable from the `id_token`;
`id_token` itself is the raw token, not derived from it. Secret-bearing
fields (`access_token`, `refresh_token`, `id_token`) are excluded from the
id_token: str | None = field(default=None, repr=False)
def _extract_chatgpt_claims(id_token: str | None) -> dict[str, str | None]:
claims = decode_jwt_claims(id_token)
"id_token; the `ChatGPT-Account-Id` header will be omitted."
id_token = payload.get("id_token")
claims = _extract_chatgpt_claims(id_token)
id_token=data.get("id_token"),
"grant_type": "refresh_token",
"grant_type": "authorization_code",
"grant_type": "authorization_code",

Fix: Delegated auth is a lower-blast-radius execution context than an embedded static credential. Confirm the requested scopes are minimal and that tokens are never logged or forwarded off-host.

CapabilityScoped / least-privilege identitynot scored · severity lowST-AUTH-SCOPED

A short-lived, scoped, assumed identity was detected - an STS AssumeRole / session token, a cloud managed or workload identity, an impersonated service account, a projected Kubernetes service-account token, or a dynamic-secret broker. Tools authenticate with a narrowly-scoped credential that expires, rather than a long-lived embedded service credential. (2 occurrence(s) shown as evidence).

azure_identity.WorkloadIdentityCredential(),
azure_identity_aio.WorkloadIdentityCredential(),

Fix: A scoped, short-lived identity is the smallest-blast-radius execution context. Confirm the assumed role / requested scope grants only the permissions the tool needs, and that the token lifetime is minimal.

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