CVE-2026-61431 (GCVE-0-2026-61431)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-10 13:58 – Updated: 2026-07-10 15:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Path Traversal via ContextGatherer
Summary
PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains a path traversal vulnerability in ContextGatherer that fails to validate include paths in .praisoncontext and .praisoninclude files. Attackers can supply absolute paths or parent directory traversal sequences to read arbitrary files outside the workspace and include their contents in the generated context bundle.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/securi… | vendor-advisory |
| https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisonai-be… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MervinPraison | PraisonAI |
Affected:
0 , < 4.6.78
(semver)
Unaffected: 4.6.78 (semver) |
Date Public
2026-06-25 00:00
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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