PraisonAI before 1.7.3 Unauthenticated Agent Access via Insecure Defaults
Priority HIGH 77CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-284.
Summary
PraisonAI before 1.7.3 contains an insecure default configuration that binds to all interfaces with no API key requirement and wildcard CORS. Unauthenticated attackers can call GET /api/agents to read agent instructions and system prompts, or POST /api/chat to invoke agents without authentication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PraisonAI (MervinPraison): 1.7.3praisonai (npm): 1.7.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MervinPraison | PraisonAI | before 1.7.3 | 1.7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | praisonai (npm) | before 1.7.3 | 1.7.3 | Patch available | GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq |
- PraisonAI VendorMervinPraison Affected before 1.7.3 Fixed in 1.7.3 Patch available CNA
- praisonai (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.3 Fixed in 1.7.3 Patch available GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:praison:praisonai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | MervinPraison |
- cpe:2.3:a:praison:praisonai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·MervinPraison
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PraisonAI (MervinPraison) Fixed in 1.7.3
- Fix · GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq praisonai (npm) Fixed in 1.7.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3pq-3vvx-36w6
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq
- 2026-10-09 Weakness changed · GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq
- 2026-10-09 3 new references · GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq
References
More MervinPraison vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-61426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- GHSA-g3pq-3vvx-36w6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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