Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-40160PraisonAIAgents has SSRF via unvalidated URL in `web_crawl` httpx fallback

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity server-side request forgery in PraisonAIAgents from MervinPraison. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

PraisonAIAgents is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.128, web_crawl's httpx fallback path passes user-supplied URLs directly to httpx.AsyncClient.get() with follow_redirects=True and no host validation. An LLM agent tricked into crawling an internal URL can reach cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254), internal services, and localhost. The response content is returned to the agent and may appear in output visible to the attacker. This fallback is the default crawl path on a fresh PraisonAI installation (no Tavily key, no Crawl4AI installed). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.128.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIpraisonaiagents1.5.128GHSA-qq9r-63f6-v542
PyPIpraisonaiagents1.5.128PYSEC-2026-2951

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MervinPraison PraisonAIAgents < 1.5.128

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N

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