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CVE-2026-34935· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

PraisonAI: OS Command Injection in MCPHandler.parse_mcp_command()

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. From version 4.5.15 to before version 4.5.69, the --mcp CLI argument is passed directly to shlex.split() and forwarded through the call chain to anyio.open_process() with no validation, allowlist check, or sanitization at any hop, allowing arbitrary OS command execution as the process user. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.69.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 3, 2026
Updated
Jul 24, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 61th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
9.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
praisonpraisonai

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • praison praisonai4.5.15 and later · before 4.5.69

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • MervinPraison PraisonAI

    • >= 4.5.15, < 4.5.69affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
PyPIpraisonaifrom 4.5.15 · before 4.5.694.5.69

Same product

praison: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-40114PraisonAI has Server-Side Request Forgery via Unvalidated webhook_url in Jobs API
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-39305Arbitrary File Write / Path Traversal in Action Orchestrator
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-34955PraisonAI: Sandbox Escape via shell=True and Bypassable Blocklist in SubprocessSandbox
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-41497Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-34935: Command Injection in MervinPraison/PraisonAI
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-40288PraisonAI: Critical RCE via `type: job` workflow YAML
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-39890PraisonAI Affected by Remote Code Execution via YAML Deserialization in Agent Definition Loading
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
MervinPraison PraisonAI4.5.69 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
PyPI:praisonai4.5.69Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-349550 days apartPraisonAI: Sandbox Escape via shell=True and Bypassable Blocklist in SubprocessSandbox
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-4028811 days apartPraisonAI: Critical RCE via `type: job` workflow YAML
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-400886 days apartImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in praisonai
    38Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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