CVE-2026-40159: MervinPraison PraisonAI · Information Exposure
Affects MervinPraison PraisonAISource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 4.5.128 when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.5.128
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Upgrade PraisonAI and mervinpraison/PraisonAI to 4.5.128.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| MervinPraisonPraisonAI | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubmervinpraison/PraisonAIpkg:github/mervinpraison/PraisonAIOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability is available in PraisonAI version 4.5.128. Users should upgrade to version 4.5.128 or later to remediate the issue. Until the upgrade is applied, avoid executing untrusted or third-party MCP commands that could inherit sensitive environment variables. Patch status is not explicitly stated beyond the version fix; therefore, verify the vendor advisory for the latest remediation guidance.
Description
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, PraisonAI’s MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration allows spawning background servers via stdio using user-supplied command strings (e.g., MCP("npx -y @smithery/cli ...")). These commands are executed through Python’s subprocess module. By default, the implementation forwards the entire parent process environment to the spawned subprocess. As a result, any MCP command executed in this manner inherits all environment variables from the host process, including sensitive data such as API keys, authentication tokens, and database credentials. This behavior introduces a security risk when untrusted or third-party commands are used. In common scenarios where MCP tools are invoked via package runners such as npx -y, arbitrary code from external or potentially compromised packages may execute with access to these inherited environment variables. This creates a risk of unintended credential exposure and enables potential supply chain attacks through silent exfiltration of secrets. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.128.