PraisonAI has an Unauthenticated Allow-List Manipulation Bypasses Agent Tool Approval Safety Controls
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-40149 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-04-09 22:16:35 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-09 22:16:35 UTC |
| Description | PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, the gateway's /api/approval/allow-list endpoint permits unauthenticated modification of the tool approval allowlist when no auth_token is configured (the default). By adding dangerous tool names (e.g., shell_exec, file_write) to the allowlist, an attacker can cause the ExecApprovalManager to auto-approve all future agent invocations of those tools, bypassing the human-in-the-loop safety mechanism that the approval system is specifically designed to enforce. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.128. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.9 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-396 | CWE-396 CWE-396: Declaration of Catch for Generic Exception
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.9 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.9 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | MervinPraison | PraisonAI | affected < 4.5.128 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-4wr3-f4p3-5wjh | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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