PraisonAI: ArtiPACKED Vulnerability via GitHub Actions Credential Persistence_CVE-2026-40313

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    "description": "PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. In versions 4.5.139 and below, the GitHub Actions workflows are vulnerable to ArtiPACKED attack, a known credential leakage vector caused by using actions/checkout without setting persist-credentials: false. By default, actions/checkout writes the GITHUB_TOKEN (and sometimes ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN) into the .git/config file for persistence, and if any subsequent workflow step uploads artifacts (build outputs, logs, test results, etc.), these tokens can be inadvertently included. Since PraisonAI is a public repository, any user with read access can download these artifacts and extract the leaked tokens, potentially enabling an attacker to push malicious code, poison releases and PyPI/Docker packages, steal repository secrets, and execute a full supply chain compromise affecting all downstream users. The issue spans numerous workflow and action files across .github/workflows/ and .github/actions/. This issue has been fixed in version 4.5.140.",
    "published": "2026-04-14T03:10:23.697Z",
    "modified": "2026-04-14T03:12:04.840Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "PraisonAI: ArtiPACKED Vulnerability via GitHub Actions Credential Persistence",
    "source": "GitHub_M",
    "references": "https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-3959-6v5q-45q2\nhttps://thehackernews.com/2024/08/github-vulnerability-artipacked-exposes.html\nhttps://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/github-repo-artifacts-leak-tokens",
    "id": "CVE-2026-40313",
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    "cwe": [
        "CWE-829"
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    "sourceData": "MervinPraison PraisonAI < 4.5.140",
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    "cvss": {
        "score": 9.1,
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        "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
        "version": "3.1"
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    "product": "PraisonAI",
    "version": "< 4.5.140",
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    "ai_description": "ArtiPACKED vulnerability via GitHub Actions credential persistence, potentially enabling an attacker to push malicious code and steal repository secrets",
    "ai_severity": "Critical",
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