Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-61447PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via CodeAgent

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-severity code injection in PraisonAI from MervinPraison. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 15.2% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)15.2%top 3.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

PraisonAI before 1.6.78 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in CodeAgent._execute_python() that executes LLM-generated Python code without AST validation, import restrictions, or sandbox enforcement. Attackers can influence LLM output through prompt injection to exfiltrate all environment secrets and execute arbitrary code on the host system.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	praisonaiagents	1.6.78	GHSA-2xv2-w8cq-5gxw
PyPI	praisonaiagents	1.6.78	PYSEC-2026-4266

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
MervinPraison	PraisonAI	0 – before 1.6.78

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-2xv2-w8cq-5gxw) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via CodeAgent third-party-advisory