GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2: Duplicate Advisory PraisonAI: FastContext Path Resolution Permits Vulnerability

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CVSS 5.7
CWE-22
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Advisory Summary

GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.7) praisonai: fastcontext path resolution permits vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting Duplicate Advisory libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves praisonai: fastcontext path resolution permits absolute and traversal reads outside the workspace. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2 at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.7
CWE Classification CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Product Duplicate Advisory
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.7

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Duplicate Advisory dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

praisonaiagents fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install praisonaiagents>=Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show praisonaiagents

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show praisonaiagents

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Duplicate Advisory in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show praisonaiagents command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), where the product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. In Duplicate Advisory, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-4xxv-6wmf-xf45. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original Description PraisonAI (praisonaiagents) before 1.6.78 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the FastContext feature (praisonaiagents.context.fast). FastContextAgent.execute_tool() prepends the configured workspace_path only for relative paths and neither rejects absolute paths nor canonicalizes joined paths before enforcing workspace containment. As a result, tool arguments or model-generated function calls to grep_search, glob_search, read_file, or list_directory can supply absolute paths or '../' traversal sequences to read, search, and enumerate files outside the intended workspace directory, with file contents returned to the caller or injected into the model's tool-result context.

GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2 Affected Duplicate Advisory Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
praisonaiagents
pypi/praisonaiagents
PyPI
≤ 1.6.77

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-4xxv-6wmf-xf45
NVD — GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61432
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/1620b49f36945d8cc8ee5635b906c960df5097a0
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisona... WEB
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisonai-fastcontext-before-path-traversal

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2?
GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2 is a security vulnerability in Duplicate Advisory involving PraisonAI: FastContext path resolution permits absolute and traversal reads outside the workspace under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal').
Which Duplicate Advisory versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: praisonaiagents.
What version fixes GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is praisonaiagents affected?
Yes, praisonaiagents is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What is the CVSS score of GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2?
GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.7 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2?
GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2 is classified under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for GHSA-3f4v-mp44-x4x2?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show praisonaiagents'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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