CVE-2026-40288: PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system

This week

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADEUPGRADE

CVE-2026-40288 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting praisonai, praisonaiagents. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. In versions below 4.5.139 of PraisonAI and 1.5.140 of praisonaiagents, the workflow engine is vulnerable to arbitrary command and code execution through untrusted YAML files. When praisonai workflow run <file.yaml> loads a YAML file with type: job, the JobWorkflowExecutor in job_workflow.py processes steps that support run: (shell commands via subprocess.run()), script: (inline Python via exec()), and pyth

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 51%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-78, CWE-94
Published	2026-04-14
Last modified	2026-10-26

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: praison

Last updated 2026-10-26 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-04-14 04:17 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-26 22:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

praison praisonai UPGRADE

Affected: < 4.5.139

Fixed in: 4.5.139

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy praisonai || rpm -q praisonai || praisonai --version

2. UPGRADE to 4.5.139 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade praisonai

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade praisonai

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

praison praisonaiagents UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.5.140

Fixed in: 1.5.140

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

pip show praisonaiagents

2. UPGRADE to 1.5.140

pip install --upgrade "praisonaiagents>=1.5.140"

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-40288?

praisonai: upgrade to 4.5.139; praisonaiagents: upgrade to 1.5.140. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-40288 being exploited?

CVE-2026-40288 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-40288 affect?

CVE-2026-40288 affects praisonai, praisonaiagents. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. In versions below 4.5.139 of PraisonAI and 1.5.140 of praisonaiagents, the workflow engine is vulnerable to arbitrary command and code execution through untrusted YAML files. When praisonai workflow

How urgent is CVE-2026-40288?

Priority 57/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

Python vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2026-40289 CRITICAL 9.1 UPGRADE UPGRADE PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system
CVE-2026-40315 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system
CVE-2026-40116 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system
CVE-2026-40113 HIGH 8.4 UPGRADE PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system
CVE-2026-40287 HIGH 8.4 UPGRADE UPGRADE PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system

References

← Back to latest CVEs