Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-40288

MervinPraison PraisonAIMervinPraison praisonaiagents

PraisonAI: Critical RCE via `type: job` workflow YAML

CVSS 3.1
9.8Critical

Official description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. In versions below 4.5.139 of PraisonAI and 1.5.140 of praisonaiagents, the workflow engine is vulnerable to arbitrary command and code execution through untrusted YAML files. When praisonai workflow run <file.yaml> loads a YAML file with type: job, the JobWorkflowExecutor in job_workflow.py processes steps that support run: (shell commands via subprocess.run()), script: (inline Python via exec()), and python: (arbitrary Python script execution)—all without any validation, sandboxing, or user confirmation. The affected code paths include action_run() in workflow.py and _exec_shell(), _exec_inline_python(), and _exec_python_script() in job_workflow.py. An attacker who can supply or influence a workflow YAML file (particularly in CI pipelines, shared repositories, or multi-tenant deployment environments) can achieve full arbitrary command execution on the host system, compromising the machine and any accessible data or credentials. This issue has been fixed in versions 4.5.139 of PraisonAI and 1.5.140 of praisonaiagents.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
9.8Critical 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
MervinPraison PraisonAI < 4.5.139 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
MervinPraison praisonaiagents < 1.5.140 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-04-14
Last updated
2026-04-14
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
GitHub_M

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.6%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
49.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
Yes
Exploitation
Proof of concept
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-78
    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-94
    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')