CVE 9.7 CRITICAL

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) in praisonai_CVE-2026-40088

9.7 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.121, the execute_command function and workflow shell execution are exposed to user-controlled input via agent workflows, YAML definitions, and LLM-generated tool calls, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands through shell metacharacters. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.121.

AI Analysis

OS Command Injection vulnerability in PraisonAI due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-40088
Source GitHub_M
Published Apr 9, 2026 at 19:45
Modified Apr 9, 2026 at 20:14

Affected Product

Vendor MervinPraison
Product PraisonAI
Version < 4.5.121
Affected Versions MervinPraison PraisonAI < 4.5.121

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.7 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor MervinPraison
Product PraisonAI
Version < 4.5.121

References

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