CVE-2026-40158

High

Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, PraisonAI's AST-based Python sandbox can be bypassed using type.__getattribute__ trampoline, allowing arbitrary code execution when running untrusted agent code. The _execute_code_direct function in praisonaiagents/tools/python_tools.py uses AST filtering to block dangerous Python attributes like __subclasses__, __globals__, and __bases__. However, the filter only checks ast.Attribute nodes, allowing a bypass. The sandbox relies on AST-based filtering of attribute access but fails to account for dynamic attribute resolution via built-in methods such as type.getattribute, resulting in incomplete enforcement of security restrictions. The string '__subclasses__' is an ast.Constant, not an ast.Attribute, so it is never checked against the blocked list. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.128.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.6
Exploit probability—
ProductPraisonai
PublishedApr 10, 2026
First seenApr 10, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • praison praisonai4.5.128 or later
  • praisonai4.5.128 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
praison praisonaiv < 4.5.1284.5.128
praisonaiPyPIv < 4.5.1284.5.128

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