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CVE-2026-61438

HIGH Exploitation: PoC
7.3
CVSS 3.1
Description
PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in JobWorkflowExecutor._exec_inline_python() due to insufficient AST validation of workflow script steps. Attackers can create malicious YAML workflow files with import os statements followed by os.system() calls that bypass sandbox checks and execute arbitrary OS commands with process privileges.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-61438
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-07-09 14:05 UTC
Published
2026-07-15 11:25 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-15 13:53 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Co…
Vendor / Product
MervinPraison / PraisonAI
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.3 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
PoC
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
MervinPraison PraisonAI — 0 < 4.6.78, 4.6.78
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-78 cna Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
7.3 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0 HIGH 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References (2)
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