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PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via SkillTools

Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

PraisonAI before 1.6.78 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in SkillTools.run_skill_script() that executes scripts without path containment validation. Attackers can supply absolute file paths to execute arbitrary scripts from any filesystem location, including those outside the intended working directory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0064 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PraisonAI (MervinPraison): 1.6.78praisonaiagents (PyPI): 1.6.78

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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 1.6.781.6.78Patch availableCNA
—praisonaiagents (PyPI)before 1.6.781.6.78Patch availableGHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f
  • PraisonAI VendorMervinPraison Affected before 1.6.78 Fixed in 1.6.78 Patch available CNA
  • praisonaiagents (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.78 Fixed in 1.6.78 Patch available GHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f

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 1.6.78
  • Fix · GHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f praisonaiagents (PyPI) Fixed in 1.6.78 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    MervinPraison PraisonAI 1.6.78

    4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-44035 PraisonAI before 1.6.78 DNS Rebinding SSRF via web_crawlPriority HIGH 70
    • TI-2026-42817 PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Tool Approval Cache BypassPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2026-44051 PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Auto-DiscoveryPriority LOW 39

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61443
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f352-4x87-wmjh
  3. 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f
  4. 2026-10-08 Fix available: PyPI/[email protected] · GHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f
  5. 2026-10-08 CVSS score added · GHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f
  6. 2026-10-08 Weakness changed · GHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f
  7. 2026-10-08 4 new references · GHSA-c44f-37qr-gw3f

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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