CVE-2026-55540

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to praisonai 4.6.51, is_path_within_directory() uses os.path.abspath() rather than os.path.realpath() for the workspace boundary. A symlink inside workspace can point outside and still pass the check, allowing read_file and other code tools to access files outside the configured workspace. This issue is fixed in version 4.6.58.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/2f9677abb2ea68eab864ee8b6a828fd0141612e1
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.6.58
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-ch89-h4r2-c8f8
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-ch89-h4r2-c8f8

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-25 15:16

Updated : 2026-09-09 21:07

NVD link : CVE-2026-55540

Mitre link : CVE-2026-55540

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55540

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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