CVE-2026-40287HIGH 8.4EPSS p15.6%
CVE-2026-40287CVE-2026-40287
Description
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Versions 4.5.138 and below are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through automatic, unsanitized import of a tools.py file from the current working directory. Components including call.py (import_tools_from_file()), tool_resolver.py (_load_local_tools()), and CLI tool-loading paths blindly import ./tools.py at startup without any validation, sandboxing, or user confirmation. An attacker who can place a malicious tools.py in the directory where PraisonAI is launched (such as through a shared project, cloned repository, or writable workspace) achieves immediate arbitrary Python code execution in the host environment. This compromises the full PraisonAI process, the host system, and any connected data or credentials. This issue has been fixed in version 4.5.139.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.4 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.25% probability of exploitation · percentile 15.6% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z |
| Published | 2026-04-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-20 |
Underlying weaknesses· 2
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Untrusted Search Pathcwe-426 | 0% | live |
| Weakness | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')cwe-94 | 0% | live |
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