diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/databricks.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/databricks.py
index 3b0bca7edb..715530f7a7 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/databricks.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/databricks.py
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ def _pickle_fn_to_hex_string(fn: Callable) -> str:
 
 
 class Databricks(LLM):
-
     """Databricks serving endpoint or a cluster driver proxy app for LLM.
 
     It supports two endpoint types:
@@ -374,6 +373,15 @@ class Databricks(LLM):
     If not provided, the task is automatically inferred from the endpoint.
     """
 
+    allow_dangerous_deserialization: bool = False
+    """Whether to allow dangerous deserialization of the data which 
+    involves loading data using pickle.
+    
+    If the data has been modified by a malicious actor, it can deliver a
+    malicious payload that results in execution of arbitrary code on the target
+    machine.
+    """
+
     _client: _DatabricksClientBase = PrivateAttr()
 
     class Config:
@@ -435,6 +443,16 @@ class Databricks(LLM):
         return v
 
     def __init__(self, **data: Any):
+        if not data.get("allow_dangerous_deserialization"):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "This code relies on the pickle module. "
+                "You will need to set allow_dangerous_deserialization=True "
+                "if you want to opt-in to allow deserialization of data using pickle."
+                "Data can be compromised by a malicious actor if "
+                "not handled properly to include "
+                "a malicious payload that when deserialized with "
+                "pickle can execute arbitrary code on your machine."
+            )
         if "transform_input_fn" in data and _is_hex_string(data["transform_input_fn"]):
             data["transform_input_fn"] = _load_pickled_fn_from_hex_string(
                 data["transform_input_fn"]
diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/self_hosted.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/self_hosted.py
index 043ffca136..e94f2d4054 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/self_hosted.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/self_hosted.py
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ class SelfHostedPipeline(LLM):
     model_reqs: List[str] = ["./", "torch"]
     """Requirements to install on hardware to inference the model."""
 
+    allow_dangerous_deserialization: bool = False
+    """Allow deserialization using pickle which can be dangerous if 
+    loading compromised data.
+    """
+
     class Config:
         """Configuration for this pydantic object."""
 
@@ -149,6 +154,16 @@ class SelfHostedPipeline(LLM):
         and run on the server, i.e. in a module and not a REPL or closure.
         Then, initialize the remote inference function.
         """
+        if not kwargs.get("allow_dangerous_deserialization"):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "SelfHostedPipeline relies on the pickle module. "
+                "You will need to set allow_dangerous_deserialization=True "
+                "if you want to opt-in to allow deserialization of data using pickle."
+                "Data can be compromised by a malicious actor if "
+                "not handled properly to include "
+                "a malicious payload that when deserialized with "
+                "pickle can execute arbitrary code. "
+            )
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         try:
             import runhouse as rh
diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/annoy.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/annoy.py
index b797fcf9bd..d35def219e 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/annoy.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/annoy.py
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ class Annoy(VectorStore):
         cls,
         folder_path: str,
         embeddings: Embeddings,
+        *,
+        allow_dangerous_deserialization: bool = False,
     ) -> Annoy:
         """Load Annoy index, docstore, and index_to_docstore_id to disk.
 
@@ -436,7 +438,25 @@ class Annoy(VectorStore):
             folder_path: folder path to load index, docstore,
                 and index_to_docstore_id from.
             embeddings: Embeddings to use when generating queries.
+            allow_dangerous_deserialization: whether to allow deserialization
+                of the data which involves loading a pickle file.
+                Pickle files can be modified by malicious actors to deliver a
+                malicious payload that results in execution of
+                arbitrary code on your machine.
         """
+        if not allow_dangerous_deserialization:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The de-serialization relies loading a pickle file. "
+                "Pickle files can be modified to deliver a malicious payload that "
+                "results in execution of arbitrary code on your machine."
+                "You will need to set `allow_dangerous_deserialization` to `True` to "
+                "enable deserialization. If you do this, make sure that you "
+                "trust the source of the data. For example, if you are loading a "
+                "file that you created, and no that no one else has modified the file, "
+                "then this is safe to do. Do not set this to `True` if you are loading "
+                "a file from an untrusted source (e.g., some random site on the "
+                "internet.)."
+            )
         path = Path(folder_path)
         # load index separately since it is not picklable
         annoy = dependable_annoy_import()
diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/faiss.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/faiss.py
index 4a7d65f912..32286bb178 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/faiss.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/faiss.py
@@ -1093,6 +1093,8 @@ class FAISS(VectorStore):
         folder_path: str,
         embeddings: Embeddings,
         index_name: str = "index",
+        *,
+        allow_dangerous_deserialization: bool = False,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> FAISS:
         """Load FAISS index, docstore, and index_to_docstore_id from disk.
@@ -1102,8 +1104,26 @@ class FAISS(VectorStore):
                 and index_to_docstore_id from.
             embeddings: Embeddings to use when generating queries
             index_name: for saving with a specific index file name
+            allow_dangerous_deserialization: whether to allow deserialization
+                of the data which involves loading a pickle file.
+                Pickle files can be modified by malicious actors to deliver a
+                malicious payload that results in execution of
+                arbitrary code on your machine.
             asynchronous: whether to use async version or not
         """
+        if not allow_dangerous_deserialization:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The de-serialization relies loading a pickle file. "
+                "Pickle files can be modified to deliver a malicious payload that "
+                "results in execution of arbitrary code on your machine."
+                "You will need to set `allow_dangerous_deserialization` to `True` to "
+                "enable deserialization. If you do this, make sure that you "
+                "trust the source of the data. For example, if you are loading a "
+                "file that you created, and no that no one else has modified the file, "
+                "then this is safe to do. Do not set this to `True` if you are loading "
+                "a file from an untrusted source (e.g., some random site on the "
+                "internet.)."
+            )
         path = Path(folder_path)
         # load index separately since it is not picklable
         faiss = dependable_faiss_import()
diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/scann.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/scann.py
index 11be67dcaa..67fc46096e 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/scann.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/scann.py
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ class ScaNN(VectorStore):
         folder_path: str,
         embedding: Embeddings,
         index_name: str = "index",
+        *,
+        allow_dangerous_deserialization: bool = False,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> ScaNN:
         """Load ScaNN index, docstore, and index_to_docstore_id from disk.
@@ -469,7 +471,25 @@ class ScaNN(VectorStore):
                 and index_to_docstore_id from.
             embeddings: Embeddings to use when generating queries
             index_name: for saving with a specific index file name
+            allow_dangerous_deserialization: whether to allow deserialization
+                of the data which involves loading a pickle file.
+                Pickle files can be modified by malicious actors to deliver a
+                malicious payload that results in execution of
+                arbitrary code on your machine.
         """
+        if not allow_dangerous_deserialization:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The de-serialization relies loading a pickle file. "
+                "Pickle files can be modified to deliver a malicious payload that "
+                "results in execution of arbitrary code on your machine."
+                "You will need to set `allow_dangerous_deserialization` to `True` to "
+                "enable deserialization. If you do this, make sure that you "
+                "trust the source of the data. For example, if you are loading a "
+                "file that you created, and no that no one else has modified the file, "
+                "then this is safe to do. Do not set this to `True` if you are loading "
+                "a file from an untrusted source (e.g., some random site on the "
+                "internet.)."
+            )
         path = Path(folder_path)
         scann_path = path / "{index_name}.scann".format(index_name=index_name)
         scann_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/tiledb.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/tiledb.py
index 48d79c5a5e..3b4a5cb5b3 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/tiledb.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/vectorstores/tiledb.py
@@ -87,9 +87,28 @@ class TileDB(VectorStore):
         docs_array_uri: str = "",
         config: Optional[Mapping[str, Any]] = None,
         timestamp: Any = None,
+        allow_dangerous_deserialization: bool = False,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
-        """Initialize with necessary components."""
+        """Initialize with necessary components.
+
+        Args:
+            allow_dangerous_deserialization: whether to allow deserialization
+                of the data which involves loading data using pickle.
+                data can be modified by malicious actors to deliver a
+                malicious payload that results in execution of
+                arbitrary code on your machine.
+        """
+        if not allow_dangerous_deserialization:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "TileDB relies on pickle for serialization and deserialization. "
+                "This can be dangerous if the data is intercepted and/or modified "
+                "by malicious actors prior to being de-serialized. "
+                "If you are sure that the data is safe from modification, you can "
+                " set allow_dangerous_deserialization=True to proceed. "
+                "Loading of compromised data using pickle can result in execution of "
+                "arbitrary code on your machine."
+            )
         self.embedding = embedding
         self.embedding_function = embedding.embed_query
         self.index_uri = index_uri
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_annoy.py b/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_annoy.py
index 600f716667..1950dcd277 100644
--- a/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_annoy.py
+++ b/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_annoy.py
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ def test_annoy_local_save_load() -> None:
 
     temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
     docsearch.save_local(temp_dir.name)
-    loaded_docsearch = Annoy.load_local(temp_dir.name, FakeEmbeddings())
+    loaded_docsearch = Annoy.load_local(
+        temp_dir.name, FakeEmbeddings(), allow_dangerous_deserialization=True
+    )
 
     assert docsearch.index_to_docstore_id == loaded_docsearch.index_to_docstore_id
     assert docsearch.docstore.__dict__ == loaded_docsearch.docstore.__dict__
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_scann.py b/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_scann.py
index f945b003a6..b060df5adf 100644
--- a/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_scann.py
+++ b/libs/community/tests/integration_tests/vectorstores/test_scann.py
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ def test_scann_local_save_load() -> None:
     temp_timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(suffix="_" + temp_timestamp + "/") as temp_folder:
         docsearch.save_local(temp_folder)
-        new_docsearch = ScaNN.load_local(temp_folder, FakeEmbeddings())
+        new_docsearch = ScaNN.load_local(
+            temp_folder, FakeEmbeddings(), allow_dangerous_deserialization=True
+        )
     assert new_docsearch.index is not None
 
 
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_databricks.py b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_databricks.py
index 6b1a3d9881..fe93101d68 100644
--- a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_databricks.py
+++ b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_databricks.py
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ def test_serde_transform_input_fn(monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     monkeypatch.setenv("DATABRICKS_TOKEN", "my-default-token")
 
     llm = Databricks(
-        endpoint_name="databricks-mixtral-8x7b-instruct",
+        endpoint_name="some_end_point_name",  # Value should not matter for this test
         transform_input_fn=transform_input,
+        allow_dangerous_deserialization=True,
     )
     params = llm._default_params
     pickled_string = cloudpickle.dumps(transform_input).hex()
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/vectorstores/test_faiss.py b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/vectorstores/test_faiss.py
index cedecc8ada..e6a32176c1 100644
--- a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/vectorstores/test_faiss.py
+++ b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/vectorstores/test_faiss.py
@@ -608,7 +608,9 @@ def test_faiss_local_save_load() -> None:
     temp_timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(suffix="_" + temp_timestamp + "/") as temp_folder:
         docsearch.save_local(temp_folder)
-        new_docsearch = FAISS.load_local(temp_folder, FakeEmbeddings())
+        new_docsearch = FAISS.load_local(
+            temp_folder, FakeEmbeddings(), allow_dangerous_deserialization=True
+        )
     assert new_docsearch.index is not None
 
 
@@ -620,7 +622,9 @@ async def test_faiss_async_local_save_load() -> None:
     temp_timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(suffix="_" + temp_timestamp + "/") as temp_folder:
         docsearch.save_local(temp_folder)
-        new_docsearch = FAISS.load_local(temp_folder, FakeEmbeddings())
+        new_docsearch = FAISS.load_local(
+            temp_folder, FakeEmbeddings(), allow_dangerous_deserialization=True
+        )
     assert new_docsearch.index is not None