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PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Code Injection via API deployment generator

Priority LOW 38CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

PraisonAI before 4.6.78 fails to safely encode deployment configuration values when generating Python source code for API servers. Attackers can inject arbitrary Python expressions through the deploy.api.host and agents_file configuration parameters that execute when the generated server starts or handles requests.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th 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
No
Technical impact
Total

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-79fv-7hq9-w7xg
  • 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-79fv-7hq9-w7xg

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-79fv-7hq9-w7xg 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-2026-61433
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpq9-hwx9-cwgc
  3. 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-79fv-7hq9-w7xg
  4. 2026-10-09 Fix available: PyPI/[email protected] · GHSA-79fv-7hq9-w7xg
  5. 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · GHSA-79fv-7hq9-w7xg
  6. 2026-10-09 Weakness changed · GHSA-79fv-7hq9-w7xg
  7. 2026-10-09 5 new references · GHSA-79fv-7hq9-w7xg

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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