Path Traversal in Mervinpraison Praisonai
CVE-2026-57145
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.6.62, src/praisonai/praisonai/tools/multiedit.py passes the LLM-controlled filepath parameter directly to open for reading and writing without traversal rejection, symlink resolution, a workspace boundary, or protected-path checks. Prompt-influenced agents can read files through edit and diff behavior or overwrite files accessible to the process, exposing secrets and enabling persistence or application tampering. This issue is fixed in 4.6.62.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mervinpraison Praisonai — versions < 4.6.62
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-57145?
- CVE-2026-57145 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mervinpraison Praisonai, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-57145?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.