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PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Unenforced Security Policy in Subprocess Sandbox

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-273Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains an unenforced security policy vulnerability in the default Subprocess Sandbox backend where blocked_commands, blocked_paths, blocked_imports, allow_subprocess, and allow_file_write restrictions are completely ignored. Attackers can execute arbitrary subprocess commands, read sensitive files, and perform destructive operations despite explicit security policy configuration.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00255 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PraisonAI (MervinPraison): 4.6.78praisonai (PyPI): 4.6.78

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MervinPraisonPraisonAIbefore 4.6.784.6.78Patch availableCNA
—praisonai (PyPI)before 4.6.784.6.78Patch availableGHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697
  • PraisonAI VendorMervinPraison Affected before 4.6.78 Fixed in 4.6.78 Patch available CNA
  • praisonai (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.6.78 Fixed in 4.6.78 Patch available GHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:praison:praisonai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——MervinPraison
  • cpe:2.3:a:praison:praisonai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·MervinPraison

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PraisonAI (MervinPraison) Fixed in 4.6.78
  • Fix · GHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697 praisonai (PyPI) Fixed in 4.6.78 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    MervinPraison PraisonAI 4.6.78

    6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-44041 PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Missing Webhook Signature VerificationPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-44040 PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Authentication Bypass via Host Header SpoofingPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-44032 PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Authentication Bypass via HTTP-streamPriority HIGH 70

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-60085
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65c8-r727-2mpj
  3. 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697
  4. 2026-10-09 Fix available: PyPI/[email protected] · GHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697
  5. 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · GHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697
  6. 2026-10-09 Weakness changed · GHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697
  7. 2026-10-09 4 new references · GHSA-5r6c-gj4g-r697

References

  • TI-2026-79619 Missing authentication in PraisonAI AgentOS exposes agent chat CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-71236 Missing access control in PraisonAI AgentTeam exposes agent endpoints CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-44052 PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via CodeAgent CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-41123 praisonai-platform 0.1.4 still boots on the hardcoded JWT secret dev-secret-change-me (default-open production guard) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-41122 praisonai-platform: default JWT signing secret 'dev-secret-change-me' enables token forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-41118 PraisonAI MCPServer exposes unauthenticated HTTP tools/call CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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