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CVE-2026-40156

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, PraisonAI automatically loads a file named tools.py from the current working directory to discover and register custom agent tools. This loading process uses importlib.util.spec_from_file_location and immediately executes module-level code via spec.loader.exec_module() without explicit user consent, validation, or sandboxing. The tools.py file is loaded implicitly, even when it is not referenced in configuration files or explicitly reque
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:89a81de32ae2b1d0dda691363f255704ff0a13315b38d0384db56d0a97c9f8c5
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 3 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-426","description":"CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0

{"cweId":"CWE-94","description":"CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

{"cweId":"CWE-829","description":"CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/2/descriptions/0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"PraisonAI","vendor":"MervinPraison","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.5.128"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

3 source assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-426","description":"CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-94","description":"CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-829","description":"CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/2/descriptions/0

Source references

2 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-2g3w-cpc4-chr4","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-2g3w-cpc4-chr4"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-2g3w-cpc4-chr4"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d49a2a37c7e98b6f9bfae85c7614189940733b7efda135390fa8b66172e95212 · sha256:5b8294c22a6ca720… · /containers/adp/0/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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