Path Traversal in Mervinpraison Praisonai
CVE-2026-61445
PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains arbitrary file write and command execution vulnerabilities in the AICoder component due to missing path validation and command sanitization in LLM tool calls. Attackers can inject malicious prompts through the chat interface to write files to arbitrary filesystem locations and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mervinpraison Praisonai — versions 0, 4.6.78
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-9mp3-24cc-77mg (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisonai-before-arbitrary-file-write-and-command-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-61445?
- CVE-2026-61445 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mervinpraison Praisonai, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-61445?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.