CVE-2026-57119: PraisonAI Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-p4pj-vh7h-6cqh
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CVSS 7.5
CWE-22
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-57119 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) unauthenticated local file inclusion vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting PraisonAI libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves unauthenticated local file inclusion via agent_file path in praisonai jobs api. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.6.59.

CVE-2026-57119 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-57119
GHSA Identifier GHSA-p4pj-vh7h-6cqh
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Product PraisonAI
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

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

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

How to Fix CVE-2026-57119

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

praisonai fixed: 4.6.59 
pip install praisonai>=4.6.59
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 praisonai

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2026-57119, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show praisonai

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of PraisonAI in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.6.59), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show praisonai 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 PraisonAI, 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

### Summary An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files on the server by supplying an absolute filesystem path in the `agent_file` field of the Jobs API. The field has no path validation, no allowlist, and no authentication is required to submit jobs. ### Details The `agent_file` field in `JobSubmitRequest` accepts any filesystem path with no validation: ```python # src/praisonai/praisonai/jobs/models.py:29 agent_file: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Path to agents.yaml file") # NO path validator, NO allowlist ``` The executor reads the file directly: ```python # src/praisonai/praisonai/jobs/executor.py:221 agent_file = job.agent_file or "agents.yaml" # passed directly to yaml.safe_load(open(agent_file)) ``` ### Proof of Concept ```bash curl -X POST http://:8005/api/v1/runs \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"prompt": "run", "agent_file": "/etc/passwd"}' ``` Server responds with contents of `/etc/passwd`. Other exploitable paths: - `/proc/1/environ` — environment variables, API keys - `/home//.ssh/id_rsa` — SSH private keys - `/app/.env` — application secrets ### Impact Any unauthenticated attacker with network access to port 8005 can read any file accessible to the server process, including credentials, private keys, and environment variables.

CVE-2026-57119 Affected PraisonAI Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
4.6.59
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
praisonai
pypi/praisonai
PyPI
< 4.6.59
4.6.59

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-p4pj-vh7h-6cqh
PraisonAI Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-57119?
CVE-2026-57119 is a security vulnerability in PraisonAI involving Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via agent_file path in PraisonAI Jobs API under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal').
Which PraisonAI versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 4.6.59 across affected packages: praisonai.
What version fixes CVE-2026-57119?
Upgrading to 4.6.59 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is praisonai affected?
Yes, praisonai is affected in releases prior to 4.6.59. Upgrade your dependency to 4.6.59 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57119?
CVE-2026-57119 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-57119?
CVE-2026-57119 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 CVE-2026-57119?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show praisonai'. 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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