CVE-2026-61443: PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via SkillTools
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 34/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.64% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 50.8% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: MervinPraison PraisonAI 1.6.78.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to MervinPraison PraisonAI 1.6.78 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
PraisonAI before 1.6.78 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in SkillTools.run_skill_script() that executes scripts without path containment validation. Attackers can supply absolute file paths to execute arbitrary scripts from any filesystem location, including those outside the intended working directory.
- Published
- Jul 15, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 50th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
Report tools
Action score
34
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 34 / 40 · 8.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulnCheck
- 8.6
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
MervinPraison PraisonAI
- 1.6.78not affected
- before 1.6.78affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | praisonaiagents | before 1.6.78 | 1.6.78 |
Same product
mervinpraison: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-61447PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via CodeAgent45Plan
- CVE-2026-48168PraisonAI: GitHub Actions Claude workflow command injection via unquoted PR branch name40Plan
- CVE-2026-57116PraisonAI: AgentOS remains unauthenticated after GHSA-pm96 patched version and allows remote agent invocation39Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-61438Jul 15, 2026 · PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Remote Code Execution via Broken AST Sandbox28Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-61440Jul 15, 2026 · PraisonAI Platform before 0.1.9 Authorization Bypass via Label Endpoints28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-61446Jul 15, 2026 · PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Auto-Discovery34Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MervinPraison PraisonAI | 1.6.78 | Vendor (CNA) |
| PyPI:praisonaiagents | 1.6.78 | Package 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.
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.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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-2026-614454 days apartPraisonAI before 4.6.78 Arbitrary File Write and Command Execution37Monitor
- CVE-2026-5714561 days apartPraisonAI: Arbitrary File Read/Write via `multiedit` Tool Without Path Validation36Monitor
- CVE-2026-473946 days apartPraisonAI vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary file read via MCP workflow.show, workflow.validate, deploy.validate34Monitor
- CVE-2026-57113100 days apartPraisonAI GitHub template cache path traversal allows outside-cache file write and directory deletion32Monitor
- CVE-2026-5711961 days apartPraisonAI: Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via agent_file path in the Jobs API30Monitor
- CVE-2026-56833100 days apartPraisonAI Dynamic Context history and terminal tools read files outside configured storage via path traversal30Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2026-473936 days apartPraisonAI `deploy --type api` emits a Flask server with authentication disabled by default39Monitor
- CVE-2026-473966 days apartPraisonAI call server exposes unauthenticated agent listing, invocation, and deletion when CALL_SERVER_TOKEN is unset39Monitor
- CVE-2026-614350 days apartPraisonAI before 4.6.78 Authentication Bypass via Host Header Spoofing35Monitor
- CVE-2026-614360 days apartPraisonAI before 4.6.78 Missing Webhook Signature Verification35Monitor
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.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-22 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
return res.sendStatus(400);
}
res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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