CVE-2026-61447 (GCVE-0-2026-61447)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-11 13:01 – Updated: 2026-07-11 13:01
VLAI
Title
PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via CodeAgent
Summary
PraisonAI before 1.6.78 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in CodeAgent._execute_python() that executes LLM-generated Python code without AST validation, import restrictions, or sandbox enforcement. Attackers can influence LLM output through prompt injection to exfiltrate all environment secrets and execute arbitrary code on the host system.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MervinPraison PraisonAI Affected: 0 , < 1.6.78 (semver)
Unaffected: 1.6.78 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-06-25 00:00
Credits
anushkavirgaonkar
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