Description
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.6.40, hidden metadata in a webpage causes PraisonAI agents to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary paths. `write_file` skips path validation when `workspace=None` (always `None` in production). Version 4.6.40 fixes the issue.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-hvhp-v2gc-268q
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/pull/1684
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/b0d8f777528f3253a0cfb0a3ef65455da6ae32f6
Scores
CVSS v4
7.1
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
30.9%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
MervinPraison/PraisonAI
< 4.6.40
Published
Jul 21, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 21, 2026