CVE-2026-35615: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in MervinPraison PraisonAI
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.113, _validate_path() calls os.path.normpath() first, which collapses .. sequences, then checks for '..' in normalized. Since .. is already collapsed, the check always passes. This makes the check completely useless and allows trivial path traversal to any file on the system. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.113.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in PraisonAI versions before 1.5.113 is due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (CWE-22). The _validate_path() function first calls os.path.normpath(), which collapses '..' sequences in the path, then checks for '..' in the normalized path. Since '..' sequences are already resolved by normpath(), the check always passes, making it ineffective. This allows an attacker to perform path traversal to access any file on the system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.2, indicating critical severity. The issue is resolved in version 1.5.113.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform path traversal attacks, potentially accessing arbitrary files on the affected system. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. There are no reports of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade PraisonAI to version 1.5.113 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability is fixed. Patch status is not explicitly stated as 'official-fix' in the vendor advisory, but the description confirms the issue is resolved in 1.5.113. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
CVE-2026-35615: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in MervinPraison PraisonAI
Description
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.113, _validate_path() calls os.path.normpath() first, which collapses .. sequences, then checks for '..' in normalized. Since .. is already collapsed, the check always passes. This makes the check completely useless and allows trivial path traversal to any file on the system. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.113.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in PraisonAI versions before 1.5.113 is due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (CWE-22). The _validate_path() function first calls os.path.normpath(), which collapses '..' sequences in the path, then checks for '..' in the normalized path. Since '..' sequences are already resolved by normpath(), the check always passes, making it ineffective. This allows an attacker to perform path traversal to access any file on the system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.2, indicating critical severity. The issue is resolved in version 1.5.113.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform path traversal attacks, potentially accessing arbitrary files on the affected system. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. There are no reports of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade PraisonAI to version 1.5.113 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability is fixed. Patch status is not explicitly stated as 'official-fix' in the vendor advisory, but the description confirms the issue is resolved in 1.5.113. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-03T21:25:12.163Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d53bdbaaed68159a38bdc4
Added to database: 4/7/2026, 5:16:11 PM
Last enriched: 4/15/2026, 12:25:03 PM
Last updated: 5/23/2026, 3:47:45 AM
Views: 71
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