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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-40156

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system.

Published Apr 10, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · PraisonAI is a multi-agent

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40156. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of PraisonAI is a multi-agent is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (PraisonAI is a multi-agent).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.23%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe praison/praisonai

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, PraisonAI automatically loads a file named tools.py from the current working directory to discover and register custom agent tools. This loading process uses importlib.util.spec_from_file_location and immediately executes module-level code via spec.loader.exec_module() without explicit user consent, validation, or sandboxing. The tools.py file is loaded implicitly, even when it is not referenced in configuration files or explicitly requested by the user. As a result, merely placing a file named tools.py in the working directory is sufficient to trigger code execution. This behavior violates the expected security boundary between user-controlled project files (e.g., YAML configurations) and executable code, as untrusted content in the working directory is treated as trusted and executed automatically. If an attacker can place a malicious tools.py file into a directory where a user or automated system (e.g., CI/CD pipeline) runs praisonai, arbitrary code execution occurs immediately upon startup, before any agent logic begins. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.128.

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  • cpe praison/praisonaiversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-40156

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40156. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of PraisonAI is a multi-agent is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path; CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere; CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 0.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 10, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, PraisonAI automatically loads a file named tools.py from the current working directory to discover and register custom agent tools. This loading process uses importlib.util.spec_from_file_location and immediately executes module-level code via spec.loader.exec_module() without explicit user consent, validation, or sandboxing. The tools.py

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, PraisonAI automatically loads a file named tools.py from the current working directory to discover and register custom agent tools. This loading process uses importlib.util.spec_from_file_location and immediately executes module-level code via spec.loader.exec_module() without explicit user consent, validation, or sandboxing. The tools.py

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40156

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-40156

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40156

    PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, PraisonAI automatically loads a file named tools.py from the current working directory to discover and register custom agent tools. This loading process uses importlib.util.spec_from_file_location and immediately executes

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.