CVE-2026-40111: MervinPraison PraisonAIAgents · OS Command Injection
Affects MervinPraison PraisonAIAgentsSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 1.5.128 as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
Contested
Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.5.128
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade PraisonAIAgents and mervinpraison/PraisonAIAgents to 1.5.128.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| MervinPraisonPraisonAIAgents | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubmervinpraison/PraisonAIAgentspkg:github/mervinpraison/PraisonAIAgentsOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade PraisonAIAgents to version 1.5.128 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Until upgraded, restrict file-write access to the .praisonai/hooks.json file and avoid registering untrusted hooks. Monitor for unauthorized modifications to hook configurations. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed beyond the fixed version; check vendor advisories for current remediation guidance.
Description
PraisonAIAgents is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.128, he memory hooks executor in praisonaiagents passes a user-controlled command string directly to subprocess.run() with shell=True at src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/memory/hooks.py. No sanitization is performed and shell metacharacters are interpreted by /bin/sh before the intended command executes. Two independent attack surfaces exist. The first is via pre_run_command and post_run_command hook event types registered through the hooks configuration. The second and more severe surface is the .praisonai/hooks.json lifecycle configuration, where hooks registered for events such as BEFORE_TOOL and AFTER_TOOL fire automatically during agent operation. An agent that gains file-write access through prompt injection can overwrite .praisonai/hooks.json and have its payload execute silently at every subsequent lifecycle event without further user interaction. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.128.