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high 7.1

CVE-2026-55540 json

PraisonAI: [Path Traversal] agent tools escape the configured workspace via symlinks

published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-65512 , GHSA-ch89-h4r2-c8f8 , PYSEC-2026-3888

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to praisonai 4.6.51, is_path_within_directory() uses os.path.abspath() rather than os.path.realpath() for the workspace boundary. A symlink inside workspace can point outside and still pass the check, allowing read_file and other code tools to access files outside the configured workspace. This issue is fixed in version 4.6.58.

Patch / fix

  • pypi praisonai 4.6.58
  • praison praisonai 4.6.58

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-ch89-h4r2-c8f8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
GitHub 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
OSV 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi praisonai
<4.6.58
4.6.58

Affected products

  • MervinPraison PraisonAI

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.